- Planning authority
- Cannock Chase District Council
- Postcodes
- WS11, WS12
- Noon sun, 21 March
- About 37°
- Shadow from a 5 m eaves line
- About 6.6 m
- Planning plan
- Local Plan
- County
- Staffordshire
What shapes a plot in Cannock
Some of the strongest conditional sales involve more than one garden. If your plot in Cannock is a little narrow, a neighbour’s garden beside it may make a better scheme possible, and the same is true in places nearby such as Great Wyrley, Burntwood and Bloxwich. Cannock Chase District Council would then judge one application for the combined site. Each owner can sign a separate conditional contract, linked so that none completes unless the scheme for the whole site is approved.
That needs careful drafting and patience, and it isn’t right for every street. When it does fit, it can turn two awkward plots into one good one.
The next steps, locally
Here is what to expect in Cannock. First a phone call, then a desk check of the title and the council’s Local Plan, then a visit if the plot looks promising. If we both want to go ahead, heads of terms set out what we would agree, without obligation, before solicitors draft the conditional contract. The appraisal costs nothing.
Free plot appraisal
We check your title, access, planning history and local policy from our desk, then talk it through with you. If a new home looks realistic, we visit the garden and tell you which route we think suits it best.
Exchange of conditional contracts
Both solicitors agree the contract and the plan of the plot. On exchange, both sides are bound, subject to the planning condition, and our contract is noted on your title so the plot can’t be sold elsewhere.
Planning application
We commission the surveys, prepare the drawings, seek pre-application advice where useful and submit the application, normally at our cost. You see the plans before they go in, and the council makes the decision.
Completion, or you keep your land
Once a satisfactory permission is granted and any challenge period has passed, the sale completes within the agreed time and the plot gets its own title. If permission is refused and the contract ends, the land stays yours.
Worth checking early
- You wait for a planning decision, and possibly an appeal, before you are paid.
- The definition of satisfactory permission and the long-stop date decide how certain the sale really is; read both closely.
- The plot can’t be sold to anyone else while the contract runs, even if another offer comes along.
Your questions, answered for Cannock
Do I keep my garden in Cannock if planning is refused?
Yes. Nothing is transferred until a satisfactory permission is granted, so a refusal leaves the land in your ownership. Depending on the contract, we may revise the scheme and reapply, or appeal, before the long-stop date. If that doesn’t succeed, the contract ends and our notice comes off your title.
Is a sale subject to planning in Cannock better than an option?
It depends on the plot. A conditional sale binds both sides from exchange and suits a single plot with a clear scheme. An option gives us a right to buy rather than an obligation, and suits plots where the outcome is less certain or the timescale is longer. We’ll recommend one after the appraisal.
Who decides the planning application on a conditional sale in Cannock?
That is Cannock Chase District Council’s decision as the local planning authority, made under the council’s Local Plan and the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). We prepare the application, submit it and answer the council’s questions, but the outcome isn’t ours to control. That’s why the contract has a long-stop date and says what happens if permission is refused.
Do I pay for the planning application on my Cannock garden plot?
We normally fund the planning application, including surveys and drawings. Any recovery of those costs is agreed in heads of terms before you sign, for example as a deduction from the price at completion. You see the full position before instructing a solicitor, so there are no surprises later.
Other options in Cannock
- Sell part of your garden
- Build a new home in your garden
- Joint venture on your garden plot
- Build a home for family in your garden
- Planning permission for a garden plot
- Large rear gardens