Sell part of your garden in Colwyn Bay
Our interest in garden land around Colwyn Bay is simple: we're buying land to build homes on, so we look for sites where homes are realistic and price them on that basis.
A large garden can be a valuable plot. The key questions are access, the effect on your own home and neighbours, and local planning policy on garden development.
- No commission: we're the buyer
- Figures explained, so you can check them
- Independent advice encouraged
Get an offer for land in Colwyn Bay
Send the postcode and a rough size.
Colwyn Bay at a glance
From Colwyn Bay, it's 5 miles to Llandudno and 10 miles to Rhyl. We buy land across that whole stretch of Clwyd, not only within the town.
North-east Wales, from the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley National Landscape to the industrial towns of Deeside and Wrexham.
| Town | Colwyn Bay |
|---|---|
| County | Clwyd |
| Country | Wales |
| Postcode district | LL29 |
| OS grid square | SH87 |
| Nearest towns we cover | Llandudno (5 mi), Rhyl (10 mi), Denbigh (15 mi) |
| Distance from Wrexham | About 35 miles north-west |
| Planning system | Planning Policy Wales and Local Development Plan |
| Ways to sell | Outright, subject to planning, option or joint venture |
Land we're keen to see around Colwyn Bay
- Long rear gardens backing onto a lane or road
- Several neighbouring gardens that could be combined
- Gardens where similar plots nearby have gained permission
- Overgrown gardens and orchards no longer used
Selling the end of your garden lets you stay in your home and release capital. We'll tell you whether a plot is realistic before you spend anything.
How we arrive at a figure for land in Clwyd
Access
A separate access onto a lane is ideal; access past your house needs enough width.
Policy on garden land
Some councils resist garden development unless it fits the character of the area.
Effect on your house
Losing garden space can affect your home's value, which we take into account with you.
Combined sites
Several gardens together can be worth more than each sold separately.
Choosing how to sell
Outright purchase
Suits garden plots that already have planning permission.
Subject-to-planning sale
The usual route for garden land: we complete when permission is granted.
Option agreements
Useful when several neighbours' gardens are being assembled.
Joint ventures
Possible if you'd like a share of the new home's value.
What happens next
Send us the address
A postcode, a plan or a what3words location is enough to start.
We do the homework
We read the title and planning record and check flood risk and access.
You get a written offer
With the main figures behind it, so your adviser can check it.
The legal work
Your solicitor and ours handle the contract through to completion.
Rules that apply in Wales
Planning framework
Planning in Wales follows Planning Policy Wales, the national plan Future Wales and the Local Development Plan, prepared by the council or, in a national park, the park authority. When plans are reviewed, landowners can put land forward as a candidate site.
Garden land
Councils in Wales judge garden development against their Local Development Plan policies on character and amenity.
Land registration
HM Land Registry covers Wales as well as England. Unregistered land needs first registration when it's sold.
When the land isn't straightforward
Your mortgage lender has a charge on the whole property
Your lender needs to agree to release the plot. Your solicitor arranges this.
Neighbours may object
Objections are judged against policy. A careful design reduces genuine impact.
Useful to send us
- A rough size, in acres or hectares
- Any planning applications or letters
- Details of any tenants or grazing agreements
- Photos of the land and its access
Common questions
Will selling part of my garden reduce my home's value?
It can, especially if the garden becomes small or overlooked. We'll talk this through so you can weigh it against the plot price.
Who pays for the planning application?
On a subject-to-planning deal, we do.
Can you build the house while I still live next door?
Yes. Construction rules, working hours and site management keep disruption down, and we'll agree access arrangements with you.
Do you cover the villages around Colwyn Bay?
Yes. Villages between Colwyn Bay, Llandudno and Rhyl often have the kind of edge-of-settlement land we're looking for.
More land we buy in Colwyn Bay
- Development land
- Land with planning permission
- Land without planning permission
- Large strategic sites
- Land for affordable homes
- Farmland and agricultural land
- Paddocks and equestrian land
- Barns and rural buildings
- Building plots
- Infill plots and gap sites
- Small sites
- Garage sites
- Brownfield land
- Redundant commercial and industrial land
- Inherited and probate land
- Landlocked land and access problems
- Outright purchase
- Subject-to-planning sale
- Option agreements
- Joint ventures
- All land in Colwyn Bay
- Garden land and backland in Clwyd
Find out what we'd pay for your land near Colwyn Bay
Call 0800 088 6248 or send the details. There's no obligation.