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Mid Glamorgan: the planning picture
Planning costs on a garden plot in Mid Glamorgan cover more than drawings. The application has to show how the scheme meets the Welsh requirement to deliver a net benefit for biodiversity, and the layout must allow for sprinklers, which every new home in Wales must have. Drainage needs thought from the start, and in practice that means approval from the SuDS Approval Body (SAB) before building starts. Trees, wildlife, flood risk and bin collection can each add a report or a redesign. Under promotion we pay for all of it, and it is only recovered, within the agreed cap, from the proceeds of a sale with planning.
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 plot appraisal
We check your title plan, access, the surrounding gardens and the policies in the council’s Local Development Plan (LDP) as a desktop exercise, then talk it through with you. If it looks viable, we visit. No cost and no obligation.
Heads of terms
We set out the deal in writing: the term, how our fee works, the cap on planning costs we can recover, the minimum price, the marketing approach and the cap on your reasonable legal fees that we cover.
Agreement signed
Your solicitor and ours turn the heads of terms into a promotion agreement. It’s usually protected by an entry on your title, and if your house is mortgaged, your lender is asked to consent early.
We apply for planning
We commission the surveys and drawings, take pre-application advice where it helps, submit the application and deal with the council’s questions. You pay nothing at this stage, and the decision is the council’s.
Marketing and sale
With permission granted, the plot is marketed as the agreement sets out. You see the offers and approve the buyer, and the plot can’t be sold below the minimum price without your written consent.
Completion and payout
On completion, sale costs, our capped planning costs and our fee come out of the proceeds in the order the agreement sets. The balance is paid to you through your solicitor.
Planning promotion in towns across Mid Glamorgan
Questions about planning promotion in Mid Glamorgan
Which planning rules apply to garden plots in Mid Glamorgan?
National policy in Planning Policy Wales (PPW) applies, alongside the LDP of the council where the land sits. Councils look at access, character, privacy, daylight, garden space, trees, parking, bins, drainage and flood risk. Practical rules matter too, including the Welsh requirement to deliver a net benefit for biodiversity and sprinklers, which every new home in Wales must have.
Is planning promotion usual for small garden plots in Mid Glamorgan?
Not especially. Promotion is more common on larger sites, because fixed costs are spread over more homes. It can still work for a generous single garden or, more often, for neighbours combining gardens. For a smaller plot we may suggest a sale subject to planning or an option instead.
Do you offer planning promotion for garden plots in Mid Glamorgan?
Yes. We cover all of Mid Glamorgan as part of our coverage of England and Wales. Promotion is one of several routes we offer, and the free appraisal tells you whether it suits your plot or whether a sale, an option or a joint venture would fit better.
Do I need my own solicitor to sell a plot in Mid Glamorgan?
Yes, always. Your solicitor checks the contract, deals with the transfer of part at HM Land Registry and asks your mortgage lender to release the plot if the house is mortgaged. On option and promotion agreements we cover your reasonable legal fees, with the cap agreed in heads of terms before work starts.