Development Land
Cooke & Arkwright advises on all aspects of housing land from its identification and promotion in the planning process, through to sales and development advice. The scale of development sites ranges from less than one acre up to sites of several hundred acres.
Contact:
Michael Lawley BSc. FRICS MCIArb - Director
e-mail:
Andrew Gardner BSc. MRICS - Director
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Tel: (029) 20 346346
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NEW Prime Residential Building Plot, Cyncoed, Cardiff
Freehold land with residential planning consent for a detached dormer bungalow. The plot is situated in a prime location within walking distance of Rhydypenau Cross Roads, one of Cardiff’s leading residential suburbs north of the city centre. It has full residential planning consent to construct a 2/3 bedroom dormer style bungalow with current plans taking full advantage of the aspect of the sun, maximising the plot’s southerly aspect. There is the potential to change the existing plans subject to obtaining the relevant planing consent and approval from the current owner.
For further details and a brochure please contact us on the link below, or telephone 029 20 346346
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NEW Old St Mellons, Cardiff
A freehold development site comprising a detached house and coach house with the benefit of residential planning consent for two detached, four-bedroom dwellings within the grounds.
Gross site area approximately 0.32 hectares (0.84 acres).
The property is situated within a conservation area in a prime location on Newport Road in Old St Mellons, benefiting from excellent links to Cardiff city centre and the M4.
For a brochure and further information please click on the link below or telephone 029 20 346346
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NEW Clifftop location in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan
Period property set in about 1.6 acres in an outstanding location with some of the finest views over Penarth Marina and Cardiff Bay. Northcliff Lodge is surrounded by very private grounds and offers the potential for redevelopment, subject to obtaining relevant planning consent.
The property is located on a clifftop promontory in Penarth, a fashionable seaside town just south of the capital city which still retains its Edwardian air with its pier, promenade and streets lined with trees and villas. Penarth town centre offers a comprehensive range of shops, banks and leisure facilities including an art gallery, impressive civic park and a sailing club, as well as highly regarded schools.
The Vale of Glamorgan Council Planners have advised that residential development would be acceptable on the site and would be subject to their standard policies on scale, form, character, parking provision and amenity space.
To download the brochure please click here (approx 1.3MB) Northcliff_Lodge_Webrochure.pdf
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IN RECEIPT OF EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Bargoed Town Centre development, Upper Rhymney Valley
Opportunity to develop a six acre retail and leisure complex at Bargoed town centre in partnership with a joint venture between Caerphilly County Borough Council and the Welsh Assembly Government. Proposals include a 60,000 sq ft food store, a 20,000 sq ft cinema and leisure complex and 46,000 sq ft of shops. The partners are looking for innovative ideas from potential investors and developers and bids will be judged principally on the quality of the overall design.
A Greater Bargoed Regeneration Project is already well under way and includes a £20m plus new road scheme named Angel Way, which will improve transport links in the Upper Rhymney Valley and provide access to the retail/leisure development site.
Click here to download a pdf file for particulars. Bargoed-Leaflet.pdf
Prospective developers should contact Cooke & Arkwright’s Cardiff office for further detailed information. Tel 029 20 346346
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SOLD Waterfront Barry
Substantial development opportunity close to the city of Cardiff, representing the final phase of a major regeneration initiative between Associated British Ports and the Welsh Assembly Government. No 1 Dock, Waterfront Barry, has already attracted developers Westbury, Barratt, Persimmon, Redrow and Charles Church, as well as retailers Wm Morrison, Focus DIY, Argos and Halfords. The final phase comprises Arno Quay (2.07 acres, 0.83 hectares); Enterprise and Castleland Quays (0.94 acres, 0.38 hectares); East Quay (15.96 acres, 6.46 hectares); and West Pond and South Quay (82.7 acres, 33.46 hectares).
To view the brochure please click here. Waterfront_Barry.pdf
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Clive Lane, (R/O Clive Street), Grangetown, Cardiff
Situated to the rear of Clive Lane, behind Clive Street in the Grangetown area of Cardiff, adjacent to Cardiff Bay Retail Park and next to the large Ikea store. This is a potential residential development opportunity, subject to obtaining appropriate planning permission. The land extends to 2.3822 hectares (5.886 acres) and comprises a section of dismantled railway and embankment. Best offers sought by 9th January 2007.
To view the brochure, please click here. Clive_Lane.pdf
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Disposals of land are frequently undertaken and in the first few months of 2000 sales totalling over £16m were completed. Sales can be by means of Private Treaty, Tender or Joint Venture. Advice includes extensive pre-marketing liaison with clients and other advisors in preparing the site in legal and planning terms for disposal.
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Advice is given to clients on promoting and preparing sites for eventual disposal at best value. This can be a long term process where an initial site has no planning or development status, and will include advice on securing other areas of land, rights and easements to service land. This work is carried out for both public and private clients.
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Although Cooke & Arkwright does not offer a full planning consultancy (preferring to work with specialist planning consultancies who provide that service) it does take a lead in the development of planning strategies as part of pre-marketing advice to ensure that the planning status is secured which will have best impact on the ultimate value realised. Cooke & Arkwright has excellent links with planning consultancies.Scheme Review
Clients, especially lenders, often ask for a scheme review analysing and commenting on a development scheme which is either proposed or being implemented. This review will focus on sales levels and values as well as the scheme marketing policies.
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Many clients chose to go into “Joint Ventures” with house builders and these arrangements can be of many different types. Cooke & Arkwright is experienced in development frameworks and joint agreements for both public and private sector clients.
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Frequently development land is promoted and disposed of by way of Option Agreements, whereby house builders enter into arrangements with land owners to promote and ultimate acquire the land once it has development status. Cooke & Arkwright is experienced in such agreements and regularly provides advice to both land owners and house builders.
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