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Getting it right in Worcestershire
The strength of a conditional contract depends on the planning case behind it, and that case is made locally. Councils in Worcestershire each set their own expectations for homes in gardens, from parking and plot depth to how far a new home should sit from existing back windows. Many also publish their own design guidance, which shapes the drawings as much as the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) does. We read those documents first, then design a scheme that answers them, so the application has the best chance the plot allows. The council still makes the decision.
Planning authorities covering Worcestershire include Bromsgrove District Council, Malvern Hills District Council, Redditch Borough Council, Worcester City Council, Wychavon District Council, Wyre Forest District Council.
How it works
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.
Heads of terms
We set out the price or price formula, what counts as satisfactory permission, the long-stop date, how any planning costs are treated and who pays which fees. You see all of it before instructing a solicitor.
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.
Subject to planning in towns across Worcestershire
Questions about subject to planning in Worcestershire
Which councils decide applications for garden plots in Worcestershire?
Each address falls under one local planning authority, and in Worcestershire the authorities include Bromsgrove District Council, Malvern Hills District Council, Redditch Borough Council, Worcester City Council, Wychavon District Council and other councils. Every one of them works to its own Local Plan alongside the NPPF, and some add guidance specifically on garden development, so we shape each scheme around the policies of the council that will judge it.
What is a long-stop date on a sale subject to planning in Worcestershire?
It is the last date by which a satisfactory planning permission must be granted. If none arrives by then, the contract ends and you keep your land. It is agreed at the start and should allow time for surveys, one application and, where sensible, a resubmission or appeal.
Do you buy garden plots subject to planning in Worcestershire?
Yes. Where a plot in Worcestershire has a realistic chance of permission, we can agree a conditional contract: price fixed now, completion only once a satisfactory permission is granted. We normally fund the application. If it is refused and the contract ends, you keep your land.
Do you buy garden plots in Worcestershire?
Yes. We buy suitable garden plots across Worcestershire directly, with or without planning permission, always subject to survey, title and contract. We also offer sales subject to planning, options, planning promotion and joint ventures. Which route fits depends on your plot, so the starting point is a free, no-obligation appraisal.
Other options in Worcestershire
- Joint venture on your garden plot in Worcestershire
- Build a home for family in your garden in Worcestershire
- Combine gardens with your neighbours in Worcestershire
- Planning promotion for your garden plot in Worcestershire
- Tandem and landlocked plots in Worcestershire
- Garden plot option agreement in Worcestershire