Re-subdividing land divsion

[David Contreras]

How difficult is dividing land that used to be separate, but is now a large lot as a result of a voluntary merger by the previous owner ? 

tldr : A 3 acre lot used to be 6 ~ 0.48acre lots but we're merged together to make 1 big one. 

I've already messaged the county planning division, but wanted to get an idea of what I'm getting into. What is the process like/what's needed ? 

Appreciate any insight 

[JD Martin]

Quote from @David Contreras:

How difficult is dividing land that used to be separate, but is now a large lot as a result of a voluntary merger by the previous owner ? 

tldr : A 3 acre lot used to be 6 ~ 0.48acre lots but we're merged together to make 1 big one. 

I've already messaged the county planning division, but wanted to get an idea of what I'm getting into. What is the process like/what's needed ? 

Appreciate any insight 

 Depends on where you are because every state and locality is different. In general, if there's nothing in zoning or the deed restrictions prohibiting the division of the property, it's mostly just getting it resurveyed and presenting the new subdivisions to the local government (county usually) to have each lot recorded as separate parcels. I don't think it will be as simple as trying to just undo what the last owner did; you're going to need legal descriptions of each lot and that generally requires a survey.