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Free Site Appraisal in Caerphilly

How do I get a free site appraisal in Caerphilly?

A free site appraisal in Caerphilly is a no-obligation review of your land's development potential. Land to Homes looks at local planning policy, access, flood risk, heritage, ecology and title, considers what kind of scheme might fit, and explains the routes open to you, from a direct sale to an option or promotion agreement.

Landowner and surveyor at a wooden field gate looking over a paddock behind town gardensCaerphilly · CF83

Free site appraisal

Tell us about your land and we will call you back. No cost, no obligation.

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  • Free site appraisalNo cost, no obligation
  • Legal fees coveredReasonable fees, on options and promotion
  • Nothing to pay upfrontOn promotion: we fund planning
  • Direct purchaseSuitable sites, with or without planning
  • UK-wideEngland, Wales, Scotland and NI

Our coverage in Caerphilly

About 9 miles west of Newport, Caerphilly is part of our Gwent coverage, centred on postcode district CF83. Close by, our coverage also takes in Risca, Pontypridd and Cardiff.

Sites worth a conversation around Caerphilly: infill gaps along existing streets, paddocks on the edge of Caerphilly and former garage blocks and yards. As Caerphilly is in Wales, applications are judged against Planning Policy Wales, and the buyer of land pays Land Transaction Tax (LTT).

If you own land near Caerphilly, the first step is a free, no-obligation appraisal.

Why work with Land to Homes in Caerphilly

Constraints mapped

Flood zones, conservation areas, listed buildings, protected trees, ecological designations and landscape protections are all checked against your boundary using official mapping and published public records.

No obligation, no cost

The appraisal is free and there is no obligation to go any further. If your land is unlikely to suit new homes, we will tell you plainly and explain why.

Planning policy reviewed

We read the adopted development plan, its policies map and any emerging plan, and note how your land is treated: within a settlement boundary, allocated, protected or open countryside.

Title and boundaries

We read the title register and plan for covenants, rights of way and easements that could affect development, and flag anything your solicitor should look at more closely.

Planning in Caerphilly: the Welsh rules

Permission in Principle is not available in Wales, so the usual first step for land near Caerphilly is an outline planning application, with reserved matters to follow, or a full application. Councils allocate housing sites through their Local Development Plan, and landowners can put land forward as a candidate site when a plan is prepared or reviewed. If your land is not allocated, an option or promotion agreement lets a partner take on the cost of promoting it.

In Wales, we check the Local Development Plan, the Flood Map for Planning from Natural Resources Wales used under Technical Advice Note 15, listed buildings and scheduled monuments recorded by Cadw, and whether the site lies in a river catchment with phosphate limits. Drainage is assessed early, since most schemes need SuDS approving body approval.

Key rules in Caerphilly
National planning policyPlanning Policy Wales (Edition 12) and Future Wales: the National Plan 2040, supported by Technical Advice Notes
Who decides applicationsThe local planning authority, usually the county or county borough council (or a national park authority)
Land registrationHM Land Registry
How a sale becomes bindingAs in England, a land sale becomes legally binding on exchange of contracts and finishes on completion, with the title registered at HM Land Registry.

Free Site Appraisal in Caerphilly: questions

What does a free site appraisal include?

It covers local planning policy, constraints such as flood risk and heritage, access to the road, title issues, services, and an indication of the kind of scheme that might fit. It ends with a view on the realistic routes for your land. It is not a formal valuation, and it is not legal advice.

Does a site appraisal mean I will get planning permission?

No. Nobody can promise planning permission, because the decision rests with the planning authority, or on appeal. The appraisal gives an informed view of prospects and risks, based on policy and constraints, so you can decide whether pursuing planning is worth the time and cost.

Is the site appraisal really free?

Yes. The appraisal is free and carries no obligation. You do not have to sign anything to receive it, and asking for one does not commit you to selling or entering any agreement. If you later decide to go ahead, any terms are set out in writing first.

Will you need to visit my land?

Often, if the desktop review shows realistic potential. We will arrange a visit at a time that suits you and explain what we want to look at, such as the access point, boundaries and ground conditions. Many sites can be ruled in or out without a visit.

Is Caerphilly an area you cover for land?

Yes, we cover land in Caerphilly and elsewhere in Gwent, including Newport, Pontypool and Ebbw Vale. Where a site suits us we can buy it directly, or set up an option or promotion agreement. On promotion there is nothing to pay upfront.

Read more: Free Site Appraisal · Guide: Selling part of your garden: what you need to know

Free Site Appraisal elsewhere in Gwent

Own land that could take new homes?

Start with a free, no-obligation site appraisal. On option and promotion agreements we fund the planning work and pay your reasonable legal fees.

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