Commercial and industrial sites wanted in Lowestoft
We want to hear from owners of commercial and industrial sites in Lowestoft. There is nothing to pay us, and you are under no obligation.
Older commercial and industrial land within towns is often better suited to homes than to modern business. We are interested in units, yards and estates where redevelopment for housing is realistic.
- Size
- Any
- Planning
- With or without
- Areas
- England & Wales
- Ways we buy
- Outright or conditional
Is your land in Lowestoft the kind we want?
In Lowestoft, industrial land that has drifted out of use can often be reimagined as homes, subject to the council's view on employment land. Sitting about 38 miles north-east of Ipswich, Lowestoft is within Suffolk, with Great Yarmouth and Norwich close by.
- Industrial units and yards within residential areas
- Commercial land that is vacant or underused
- Sites with tenants on short leases or approaching breaks
- Land where employment use has been marketed without success
Many coastal and estuary schemes contribute to recreational disturbance mitigation for protected birds, and flood risk matters along the estuaries. The A14 and A12 corridors, the Port of Felixstowe and the Ipswich area attract the most interest in larger housing land.
Before we make an offer in Lowestoft
Employment land protection
Councils often protect business land; evidence of marketing or lack of demand can matter.
Leases
Tenancies and their protection affect when the site can be redeveloped.
Contamination
Past industrial uses usually need investigation.
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.
Suffolk has no designated Green Belt, so the main policy questions near Lowestoft are usually the settlement boundary, landscape and access.
We are based in Great Barr, Birmingham, around 154 miles from Lowestoft, and we travel to see sites across England and Wales.
Choosing how to sell
Outright purchase
We agree a price and buy the land, with no planning condition attached.
Outright purchaseSubject-to-planning contract
We agree a price now and complete once a satisfactory planning permission is granted.
Subject-to-planning contractOption agreement
You grant us the right to buy within a set period, usually for an option premium, while we pursue planning.
Option agreementThe next steps
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.
Questions owners in Lowestoft ask
Will the council object to losing business land?
Some councils protect employment land. Evidence that the site is no longer needed or suitable for business can help.
Do I need to market the site first?
Not to sell to us. Marketing evidence can, however, support a planning case for change of use.
Is Lowestoft too far from our Birmingham base?
No. We are based in Great Barr, Birmingham, about 154 miles from Lowestoft, and we look at land right across England and Wales.
Do I need to pay anything to have land in Lowestoft assessed?
No. Our appraisal is free and there is no obligation to sell to us.