- Planning authority
- Conwy County Borough Council
- Postcodes
- LL22
- Noon sun, 21 March
- About 37°
- Shadow from a 5 m eaves line
- About 6.7 m
- Planning plan
- LDP
- County
- Clwyd
Before you decide in Abergele
During an option on a Abergele plot, most of the work happens with Conwy County Borough Council, testing the scheme against the council’s Local Development Plan (LDP). We usually start with pre-application advice where it is offered, then commission surveys, prepare the drawings and submit the application, keeping you informed at each step.
The new home must meet the Building Regulations as they apply in Wales as well as planning, so the design allows from the start for bin collection distances and for sprinklers, which every new home in Wales must have. If the council refuses, the agreement says whether we revise, reapply or appeal within the option period.
What happens next in Abergele
After your enquiry, we carry out the free appraisal and compare an option with an outright sale and a conditional contract for your plot. If you choose the option, your solicitor reviews the agreement before signing, and once it is in place we start the planning work, share the drawings before submission and keep you updated.
Free plot appraisal
We look at your title, the access, the planning history and the policies that apply, then tell you honestly whether an option, an outright sale or a conditional contract fits your plot best. It costs you nothing.
Sign the option
Your solicitor and ours agree the option agreement and the plan of the plot. Once it is signed, the option is noted on your title, and you carry on living in your house and using the garden as normal.
Planning work
We commission surveys, design the scheme and apply for planning, keeping you updated and showing you the drawings before submission. The council decides; if it refuses, the agreement sets out whether we revise, reapply or appeal.
Exercise or lapse
If an acceptable permission is granted, we serve notice, the price is fixed by the formula and the sale completes in the agreed time. If not, the option lapses, the entry comes off your title and the land stays yours.
Worth checking early
- Your plot is tied up for the option period and can’t be sold to anyone else meanwhile.
- Deductions agreed at the start, such as planning costs, reduce what you receive, so check them closely.
- We have the right to buy, not a duty, so a sale isn’t certain even after a long wait.
Questions about garden plots in Abergele
What happens to my Abergele plot if the option ends?
It stays yours, and the entry on your title is removed. You’re free to keep, sell or develop the land. If a permission was granted before the option ended, it generally stays with the land, though it will need to be started within its time limit.
Do I still own my garden in Abergele during an option?
Yes. An option is a right to buy, not a sale, so the land stays yours until we exercise the option and the sale completes. You carry on using the garden, and the option is noted on your title so the plot can’t be sold elsewhere while it runs.
Do I pay Land Transaction Tax (LTT) if you exercise an option over my Abergele plot?
No. Land Transaction Tax (LTT) is paid by the buyer of land, so any amount due on completion falls to us. As the seller, you may have Capital Gains Tax to consider, and options have their own rules on timing, so take advice from a tax adviser before signing.
Will you cover my legal fees on an option in Abergele?
Yes. We cover reasonable legal fees for your own solicitor on an option agreement, up to a cap agreed in heads of terms. Choose a solicitor experienced with development land, and agree the cap with us before they begin, so their fees stay within it.
Other options in Abergele
- Joint venture on your garden plot
- Tandem and landlocked plots
- Plot feasibility and design
- Planning promotion for your garden plot
- Garage courts and yards
- Planning permission for a garden plot