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Getting it right in Mid Glamorgan
Titles are where combined schemes in Mid Glamorgan most often slow down. Every garden has its own title, its own mortgage lender and sometimes its own restrictive covenants, and every one has to be clear before the site can be sold with planning. We check all of the titles together at the appraisal stage, so a problem with one garden is found early, while there’s still time to deal with it or redesign around it.
Planning authorities covering Mid Glamorgan include Bridgend County Borough Council, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council, Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council.
How it works
Free appraisal of the combined land
We look at all the titles together, the possible access points, the surrounding homes and the planning policies that apply, then explain whether a combined scheme looks realistic and roughly what it might allow.
Meet the neighbours
We meet the owners together or separately, explain how the scheme and the routes work, and answer questions. We don’t approach your neighbours without your agreement, and nobody is committed at this stage.
Agree how value is shared
Heads of terms set out the route, each owner’s share, any extra for the garden providing the access, what happens if someone drops out, and the cap on each owner’s reasonable legal fees where it applies.
Collaboration agreement
Each owner’s own solicitor reviews the documents, and everyone signs a collaboration agreement alongside the sale, option or promotion agreement. Mortgage lenders are asked to consent early, and the agreements are usually protected on each title.
One planning application
We prepare and submit a single application for the whole site, with one shared access and a layout designed around all the existing homes. The council decides it, and nobody can promise the result.
Completion and shares paid
When the site is sold with planning, or bought by us as agreed, each owner transfers their part, and the proceeds are divided through the solicitors exactly as the collaboration agreement sets out.
Combine neighbours’ gardens in towns across Mid Glamorgan
Questions about combine neighbours’ gardens in Mid Glamorgan
How is value shared between neighbours in Mid Glamorgan?
Through equalisation in a collaboration agreement. Shares are often based on the land each owner contributes, adjusted by agreement, with an extra amount for the garden providing the access. The method is fixed before planning so nobody gains or loses because of where the road goes.
Can a combined garden site in Mid Glamorgan be sold with planning?
Yes. The neighbours can choose planning promotion, where we seek planning at our cost and the site is marketed once it is granted, or a sale subject to planning, an option, an outright sale or a joint venture. The collaboration agreement sets out how decisions about the buyer and price are made.
Do you help neighbours combine gardens in Mid Glamorgan?
Yes. We cover Mid Glamorgan as part of our coverage of England and Wales. We appraise the combined land free of charge, explain the routes open to the group, and set out how value would be shared before anyone commits.
Which council decides planning for a garden plot in Mid Glamorgan?
The council for your address decides. The planning authorities covering Mid Glamorgan include Bridgend County Borough Council, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council and Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. Each judges applications against its own LDP and Planning Policy Wales (PPW), together with its design guidance. We prepare and submit the application and deal with the council’s questions, but the decision is always the council’s, never ours.