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Option agreements for land in Llandaff

If you own land in or around Llandaff, option agreements is one of four ways you can sell it to us. Here's how it works and when it makes sense.

An option agreement gives a buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy land within a set period, usually once planning permission is obtained. The landowner receives an option fee up front and, if the option is exercised, a price normally based on market value with permission, less agreed deductions.

  • No pressure to decide
  • Independent advice encouraged
  • We fund the planning work

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Where Llandaff sits

Land around Llandaff falls under Wales's planning system. The closest towns we also cover are Whitchurch, 1 mile away, and Cardiff, 2 miles away, and Cardiff is 2 miles away.

Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, where demand for homes is high and the city's edges are managed through green wedge policy.

TownLlandaff
CountySouth Glamorgan
CountryWales
Postcode districtCF5
OS grid squareST17
Nearest towns we coverWhitchurch (1 mi), Cardiff (2 mi), Rhiwbina (2 mi)
Distance from CardiffAbout 2 miles north-west
Planning systemPlanning Policy Wales and Local Development Plan
When you're paidOption fee now, price when the option is exercised
Planning costsOurs, sometimes recoverable from the price
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Is an option agreement right for your land?

  • Land being considered in a local plan review
  • Owners happy to wait several years for a higher price
  • Holdings where several owners need to work together
  • Owners who want to keep farming until development

If your land could be allocated in a future local plan, an option keeps it moving towards development without you funding the work.

What to check in an option agreement

Minimum price

A floor that protects you if values fall.

Term

How long we have to secure permission and exercise the option.

Deductions

Which planning and infrastructure costs come off the price before you're paid.

Your obligations

Agreements set what you can and can't do with the land in the meantime.

Land near Llandaff that an option agreement suits

Large strategic sites in Llandaff

The usual route: an option fee now and a price based on market value later.

Paddocks and equestrian land in Llandaff

Useful where the paddock could form part of a wider site.

Garden land and backland in Llandaff

Useful when several neighbours' gardens are being assembled.

Brownfield land in Llandaff

Can suit larger brownfield sites with a longer planning route.

What happens next

  1. Send us the address

    A postcode, a plan or a what3words location is enough to start.

  2. We do the homework

    We read the title and planning record and check flood risk and access.

  3. You get a written offer

    With the main figures behind it, so your adviser can check it.

  4. The legal work

    Your solicitor and ours handle the contract through to completion.

Planning and legal points for land in South 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.

When the land isn't straightforward

You want to be sure we'll actually pursue planning

Agreements can include obligations to use reasonable endeavours and set milestones.

You'd like your advisers' costs covered

Many option agreements include a contribution to the landowner's legal and agent costs. We'll tell you if ours does.

Useful to send us

  • A plan, or a screenshot from an online map
  • Your title number, if you know it
  • Any planning applications or letters
  • Details of any tenants or grazing agreements

Questions from landowners near Llandaff

Do I keep the option fee if you don't buy?

Normally, yes. The terms are set out in the agreement.

Can I sell to someone else during the option?

Not usually. The option binds the land, and it's normally registered against your title.

What's the difference between an option and a promotion agreement?

Under an option the buyer has the right to buy the land. Under a promotion agreement a promoter gets permission and then sells the land on the open market, taking a share of the proceeds. We offer options, not promotion agreements.

How do I get an offer for land in Llandaff?

Use the form on this page or call 0800 088 6248. Tell us the postcode, the rough size and anything you know about planning, and we'll come back to you.

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