Option agreements for land in Rhiwbina
Before you agree an option agreement on land near Rhiwbina, it helps to know exactly when you'd be paid, who carries the planning risk and how the price is set.
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.
- Free appraisal and written offer
- No commission: we're the buyer
- Independent advice encouraged
Get an offer for land in Rhiwbina
Free, no-obligation appraisal.
Where Rhiwbina sits
Rhiwbina (CF5) sits in OS grid square ST18, roughly 4 miles north-west of Cardiff. Sites between here and Whitchurch or Caerphilly are just as much of interest to us.
Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, where demand for homes is high and the city's edges are managed through green wedge policy.
| Town | Rhiwbina |
|---|---|
| County | South Glamorgan |
| Country | Wales |
| Postcode district | CF5 |
| OS grid square | ST18 |
| Nearest towns we cover | Whitchurch (1 mi), Llandaff (2 mi), Caerphilly (3 mi) |
| Distance from Cardiff | About 4 miles north-west |
| Planning system | Planning Policy Wales and Local Development Plan |
| When you're paid | Option fee now, price when the option is exercised |
| Planning costs | Ours, sometimes recoverable from the price |
Who an option agreement works best for
- Land being considered in a local plan review
- Land needing access or infrastructure to be unlocked
- Owners who want to keep farming until development
- Sites with technical issues that need time to resolve
Options are the usual way to bring larger sites forward. They let us invest in planning while you keep ownership and the use of your land.
The terms that matter
Option fee
A payment on signing, which you usually keep even if the option isn't exercised.
Purchase price
Often a percentage of market value with permission, less agreed costs.
Exercise triggers
What has to happen before we can buy.
Your obligations
Agreements set what you can and can't do with the land in the meantime.
Land near Rhiwbina that an option agreement suits
Large strategic sites in Rhiwbina
The usual route: an option fee now and a price based on market value later.
Land for affordable homes in Rhiwbina
Useful while housing need is evidenced and a scheme is prepared.
Farmland and agricultural land in Rhiwbina
Common for edge-of-town farmland promoted through the local plan.
Redundant commercial and industrial land in Rhiwbina
Useful where vacant possession is some way off.
From first call to completion
Send us the address
A postcode, a plan or a what3words location is enough to start.
We check it properly
Title, planning history, access, flood maps and local policy.
We put an offer in writing
It shows how we got there. There's no obligation to accept.
The legal work
Your solicitor and ours handle the contract through to completion.
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.
Section 106 and CIL
Section 106 agreements apply in Wales, and a small number of Welsh councils charge the Community Infrastructure Levy.
Common problems, and how we handle them
You're worried about the deductions
Ask for a clear list and a cap on what can be deducted. We'll explain each one.
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
- Any planning applications or letters
- Details of any tenants or grazing agreements
- Photos of the land and its access
Your questions answered
Do I keep the option fee if you don't buy?
Normally, yes. The terms are set out in the agreement.
How is the price set?
Usually as a percentage of the land's market value once permission is granted, minus agreed costs, with a minimum price. The percentage and deductions are negotiated.
Can I sell to someone else during the option?
Not usually. The option binds the land, and it's normally registered against your title.
Do you buy land in Rhiwbina?
Yes. We consider land in and around Rhiwbina and across South Glamorgan. Whether we can make an offer depends on the land itself, especially its access and planning prospects, and we'll tell you either way.
Option agreements near Rhiwbina
More land we buy in Rhiwbina
- 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
- 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
- Joint ventures
- All land in Rhiwbina
- Option agreements in South Glamorgan
Ready to talk about your land in Rhiwbina?
Call 0800 088 6248 or send the details. There's no obligation.