Barns and rural buildings wanted in Kettering
We want to hear from owners of barns and rural buildings in Kettering. There is nothing to pay us, and you are under no obligation.
A redundant barn, stable block or yard can have residential potential. Traditional buildings often suit conversion, while modern steel barns may qualify for permitted development in England. We assess the building, access and planning route before proposing a deal.
- Size
- Single barns to farmyards
- Planning
- With or without
- Areas
- England & Wales
- Ways we buy
- Outright or conditional
The barns and rural buildings that interests us around Kettering
In the countryside around Kettering, redundant barns and yards can sometimes become homes, depending on the building and the route available. In Northamptonshire, Kettering sits about 12 miles north-east of Northampton; Desborough and Wellingborough are its nearest neighbours on our list.
- Stable blocks, workshops and rural yards
- Farmyards with several buildings
- Buildings with an existing access to a road
- Buildings with or without an existing consent
Northamptonshire is centred on Northampton, with Kettering, Corby, Wellingborough, Rushden, Daventry and Brackley and many villages in between. There is no Green Belt and no National Park or National Landscape in the county, so constraints are mostly local: flood risk in the Nene valley, landscape and heritage. Typical sites include edge-of-town fields, urban extensions, farm buildings and village infill, plus former industrial land in the towns.
What decides whether a site in Kettering works
Planning route
In England, Class Q prior approval may apply to agricultural buildings; in Wales, a full application is usually needed.
Structure
Conversion routes usually require the building to be capable of conversion without substantial rebuilding.
Protected species
Bats and barn owls are common in rural buildings and need surveys at the right time of year.
Where an English council cannot show a five-year supply of housing land, or its Housing Delivery Test result falls below 75%, the August 2026 NPPF can give policy support to suitable housing outside settlement boundaries.
Northamptonshire has no designated Green Belt, so the main policy questions near Kettering are usually the settlement boundary, landscape and access.
Though we are based in Birmingham (roughly 51 miles away), distance is no barrier: we look at land across England and Wales.
How we could buy your land in Kettering
Subject-to-planning contract
Common: we seek consent or prior approval and complete if successful.
Subject-to-planning contractJoint venture
You contribute the land, we fund and manage planning and delivery, and the proceeds are shared as agreed.
Joint ventureFrom first call to completion
Get in touch
Tell us where the land is and what you know about it.
Site review
We look at the land, its planning position and anything that could affect it.
Proposal
We put our proposal in writing, with no obligation to accept.
Exchange and completion
If you go ahead, contracts are exchanged and the sale completes on the agreed terms.
Barns and rural buildings in Kettering: common questions
We still use some of the buildings. Can we sell just part of the yard?
Yes. We can look at selling some buildings and keeping others, with access and boundaries agreed.
Do bats stop a barn conversion?
Not usually, but surveys and mitigation are needed, and survey seasons can affect timing.
Is Kettering too far from our Birmingham base?
No. We are based in Great Barr, Birmingham, about 51 miles from Kettering, and we look at land right across England and Wales.
Do I need to pay anything to have land in Kettering assessed?
No. Our appraisal is free and there is no obligation to sell to us.