- Planning authority
- Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
- Postcodes
- CF44
- Noon sun, 21 March
- About 38°
- Shadow from a 5 m eaves line
- About 6.3 m
- Planning plan
- LDP
- County
- Mid Glamorgan
Before you decide in Aberdare
With the sun at about 15° at noon on 21 December, and around 38° in late March, low winter light is a real concern for gardens in Aberdare. A new home that sits too close or too tall can leave your garden or the one next door in shade for much of the year.
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council will test this, often against separation distances in its design guidance. Many councils use around 21 metres between facing back windows, though your council’s own guide decides. In a joint venture you see the shading studies before we apply.
From first call to decision
A joint venture in Aberdare moves through clear stages: appraisal, structure, heads of terms, development agreement, planning, build, then sale or handover. You receive progress and cost reports at agreed points. Timing depends on the council, the build and the market, so we give realistic ranges with each stage rather than fixed dates, and update them as things move.
Free plot appraisal
We look at your title plan, access, neighbouring homes and the council’s planning policies, then talk through what might be built and whether a joint venture or a simpler sale suits you better.
Choose the structure
We explain the options side by side: a share of sale proceeds, a share of profit, a home back for your land, or a land payment plus a share. You choose what fits your plans and appetite for risk.
Development agreement
Your own solicitor and ours turn the heads of terms into a binding agreement. Your solicitor advises on the security that fits, such as the land staying in your name until a set stage or a legal charge.
Planning and build
We fund and manage the planning application, Building Regulations approval and construction, reporting costs and progress to you at agreed points. The council decides the application, and building control checks the work.
Worth checking early
- Development lenders usually want security over the land, which your solicitor needs to fit around your own protections.
- We’re a new brand within the S&K Group, so ask for open-book reporting and check every protection in writing.
- You’ll live next to a building site, and the new home’s design affects your own house and garden.
Your questions, answered for Aberdare
Will a joint venture in Aberdare affect my tax?
It may. Sharing in the development and sale of new homes can be taxed differently from a simple sale of garden land, and Land Transaction Tax (LTT) or VAT may arise depending on the structure. Take advice from a tax adviser on your own position before you commit.
Does my land stay in my name during a joint venture in Aberdare?
It can. One option keeps the land in your name until an agreed stage, with us building under a licence. Another transfers it earlier with a legal charge in your favour. Your solicitor advises which suits you, bearing in mind that a lender funding the build will want security too.
How long does a garden joint venture in Aberdare usually take?
Longer than a sale, because planning, building and selling all happen before you receive your share. The council’s decision time, the build programme and the market drive the timing. We give you a realistic range for each stage after the appraisal rather than a single promised date.
Can I take a new home back instead of cash in Aberdare?
Yes, if the plot can support it. Under a homes-for-land joint venture, one of the finished homes on your plot, or the only one, is transferred to you with its own title and paperwork. The agreement fixes the specification and the timetable.
Other options in Aberdare
- Garage courts and yards
- Large rear gardens
- Planning permission for a garden plot
- Garden plot option agreement
- Sell subject to planning
- Planning promotion for your garden plot