Sell land for affordable homes in Glyn-neath
If you own land for affordable housing near Glyn-neath, we can usually tell you quite quickly whether it suits us, and if it doesn't, we'll say why.
Affordable and social housing is part of the land-to-homes work we're setting out to do. If you own land on the edge of a village and want it to house local people, a rural exception scheme may be the right route.
- Figures explained, so you can check them
- No pressure to decide
- Independent advice encouraged
Get an offer for land in Glyn-neath
We'll check the title and planning, then call you.
Land around Glyn-neath
Our appraisals for Glyn-neath start with the SA11 postcode district and the OS grid square SN80, then widen out to Ystalyfera, Aberdare and Rhondda, all within about 9 miles.
Swansea and Neath Port Talbot, from former industrial sites to the Gower National Landscape.
| Town | Glyn-neath |
|---|---|
| County | West Glamorgan |
| Country | Wales |
| Postcode district | SA11 |
| OS grid square | SN80 |
| Nearest towns we cover | Ystalyfera (7 mi), Aberdare (8 mi), Rhondda (9 mi) |
| Distance from Swansea | About 16 miles north-east |
| Planning system | Planning Policy Wales and Local Development Plan |
| Ways to sell | Outright, subject to planning, option or joint venture |
What makes land for affordable housing near Glyn-neath worth an offer
- Small fields or paddocks adjoining a village
- Land suitable for a handful of homes up to a small scheme
- Land owned by families, estates, churches or charities
- Sites where a small share of market homes could help viability, where policy allows it
Exception sites work differently from normal housing land. The price is lower than open-market development land but well above agricultural value, and the homes stay affordable for the community.
What affects the price
Housing need
A local housing needs survey usually has to show demand for the homes.
Land price norms
Exception site land is typically priced well above farmland but below open-market housing land.
Tenure mix
Social rent, affordable rent and shared ownership homes produce different values.
Access and services
Costs of roads and drainage come out of a smaller budget than market housing.
Four routes to a sale
Outright purchase
Possible once an exception scheme has permission.
Subject-to-planning sale
The usual route: we agree a price and complete when permission is granted.
Option agreements
Useful while housing need is evidenced and a scheme is prepared.
Joint ventures
Can suit estates and charities that want an ongoing say in the homes.
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.
Planning and legal points for land in West Glamorgan
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.
Section 106 and CIL
Section 106 agreements apply in Wales, and a small number of Welsh councils charge the Community Infrastructure Levy.
Rural exception sites
Welsh policy, including Technical Advice Note 2, supports rural exception sites for affordable homes that meet local need.
Common problems, and how we handle them
The village has no recent housing survey
Need can be evidenced through a new survey with the parish council and the council's housing team.
You're a charity or trust
Charity trustees usually need advice from a designated adviser before disposing of land. We'll work with your adviser.
Useful to send us
- A rough size, in acres or hectares
- Your title number, if you know it
- Any planning applications or letters
- How soon you'd ideally like to sell
What people ask us about land for affordable housing
Can some homes be sold on the open market?
Some councils allow a small number of market homes to make a scheme viable. It depends on local policy.
Who lives in the homes?
Usually people with a local connection who can't afford market housing, chosen under rules set in a legal agreement.
Do you plan affordable housing?
Yes. Affordable and social housing is part of the land-to-homes work the S&K Group is setting out to do, and we can talk through how a scheme on your land might work.
Can you visit land near Glyn-neath?
Yes. Once we've looked at the title and planning position, we arrange a site visit if the land looks suitable. Send the address or postcode to start.
Nearby towns
More land we buy in Glyn-neath
- Development land
- Land with planning permission
- Land without planning permission
- Large strategic sites
- Farmland and agricultural land
- Paddocks and equestrian land
- Barns and rural buildings
- Building plots
- Garden land and backland
- 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 Glyn-neath
- Land for affordable homes in West Glamorgan
Find out what we'd pay for your land near Glyn-neath
A free appraisal tells you what we'd pay and why.