Sell part of your garden in West Glamorgan
If you're looking to sell part of your garden anywhere in West Glamorgan, we'll appraise it for free and explain our offer in writing.
Some of the best small sites are two or three long gardens combined. We can talk to you and your neighbours together if that helps.
- Free appraisal and written offer
- Figures explained, so you can check them
- Independent advice encouraged
Get an offer for land in West Glamorgan
Send the postcode and a rough size.
Garden land and backland in West Glamorgan at a glance
Swansea and Neath Port Talbot, from former industrial sites to the Gower National Landscape.
| County | West Glamorgan |
|---|---|
| Country | Wales |
| Towns we cover here | 8 |
| Main town | Swansea |
| Example postcode districts | SA1, SA4, SA6, SA9, SA11 |
| Planning system | Planning Policy Wales and Local Development Plan |
Land we're keen to see in West Glamorgan
- Long rear gardens backing onto a lane or road
- Wide side gardens on corner plots
- Gardens with room for access past the existing house
- Large gardens of older detached houses
- Overgrown gardens and orchards no longer used
Some of the best small sites are two or three long gardens combined. We can talk to you and your neighbours together if that helps.
What decides the value of garden land in West Glamorgan
Policy on garden land
Some councils resist garden development unless it fits the character of the area.
Neighbour amenity
Privacy, light and outlook for neighbours shape what can be built.
Trees
Protected or large trees can limit the plot.
Combined sites
Several gardens together can be worth more than each sold separately.
Choosing how to sell
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.
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.
How a sale works
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.
Solicitors complete the sale
Exchange and complete, or exchange now and complete when planning is granted.
What Wales's rules mean for your land
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
You're worried about losing privacy
We can agree a design that protects your home, and conditions in the contract can set limits.
Your mortgage lender has a charge on the whole property
Your lender needs to agree to release the plot. Your solicitor arranges this.
Useful to send us
- A rough size, in acres or hectares
- A plan, or a screenshot from an online map
- Any planning applications or letters
- Photos of the land and its access
Your questions answered
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.
Do I need planning permission to sell garden land?
Not to sell it, but planning permission is what gives the land its value, so we usually buy subject to planning.
Who pays for the planning application?
On a subject-to-planning deal, we do.
Do you buy land in West Glamorgan?
Yes. We consider land across West Glamorgan, from Swansea to the smaller towns and villages. Whether we can make an offer depends on the land itself, and we'll tell you either way.
Garden land and backland by town in West Glamorgan
Find out what we'd pay for your land in West Glamorgan
Send the postcode and a rough size and we'll come back with a straight answer.