Barns and rural buildings wanted in Yeovil
We are actively looking for barns and rural buildings in Yeovil and the surrounding area, with or without planning permission.
If you have farm buildings that are no longer needed, they may be suited to homes. We look at traditional and modern barns, stables and rural yards across England and Wales and explain the realistic planning route for each.
- Size
- Single barns to farmyards
- Planning
- With or without
- Areas
- England & Wales
- Ways we buy
- Outright or conditional
Barns and rural buildings we are looking for in Yeovil
In the countryside around Yeovil, redundant barns and yards can sometimes become homes, depending on the building and the route available. Yeovil is in Somerset, about 21 miles east of Taunton. Nearby places include Dorchester, Bridgwater and Taunton.
- Modern agricultural buildings that may suit Class Q (England)
- Stable blocks, workshops and rural yards
- Farmyards with several buildings
- Buildings with an existing access to a road
Somerset, as used here, includes Bath, Weston-super-Mare, Portishead, Clevedon and Keynsham as well as Taunton, Yeovil, Bridgwater and Frome. Green Belt lies around Bath and Bristol in the north, and Exmoor National Park and the Mendip Hills, Quantock Hills, Blackdown Hills, Cranborne Chase and Cotswolds National Landscapes cover much of the rest. The Somerset Levels and Moors are at high flood risk, so sites on higher ground are often favoured.
What decides whether a site in Yeovil works
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.
Access and services
Rural buildings often need new access, drainage and power.
In England, a planning permission normally has to be implemented within three years unless the council sets a different period, and councils aim to decide minor applications within eight weeks and major ones within thirteen.
We are based in Great Barr, Birmingham, around 115 miles from Yeovil, and we travel to see sites across England and Wales.
Ways to sell barns and rural buildings in Yeovil
Outright purchase
We agree a price and buy the land, with no planning condition attached.
Outright purchaseSubject-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 ventureHow a sale to us works
Send the basics
A postcode or plan and a few lines about the land are enough to start.
We do the homework
We check planning history, policy, flood maps and access at no cost to you.
We explain the options
You get a written proposal covering price, structure and timing.
Agree and proceed
Once you are happy, solicitors are instructed and the deal moves forward.
Questions owners in Yeovil ask
Can a steel-framed barn become a home?
In England it may, under Class Q, if it meets the conditions. Whether it is worth doing depends on the building, access and location.
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.
Is Yeovil too far from our Birmingham base?
No. We are based in Great Barr, Birmingham, about 115 miles from Yeovil, and we look at land right across England and Wales.
How quickly can you look at a site in Yeovil?
For most sites we can give an initial view once we have the location and a plan. Detailed checks follow if the land looks suitable.