Garage courts and yards wanted in Norwich
We want to hear from owners of garage courts and yards in Norwich. There is nothing to pay us, and you are under no obligation.
A garage court or small yard is often underused land in the middle of a residential area. Redeveloping it for a few homes can work well, provided access, parking and neighbours are handled carefully.
- Size
- About 1 to 10 homes
- Planning
- Usually without
- Areas
- England & Wales
- Ways we buy
- Outright or conditional
The garage courts and yards that interests us around Norwich
Across Norwich, lock-up blocks that are half empty can be a better use of land as homes, with parking handled sensibly. Norwich is the county town of Norfolk. Nearby places we also cover include North Walsham, East Dereham and Great Yarmouth.
- Parking courts behind houses
- Small service yards and compounds
- Sites reached by a shared drive or lane
- Courts where some garages are let on licences
The A11 corridor from Thetford towards Norwich and the A47 east-west route carry much planned growth, with larger sites around Norwich. Rural villages see small schemes of farm buildings, paddocks and infill plots, while flood risk in the Fens near King's Lynn and on the coast shapes what is possible.
Before we make an offer in Norwich
Displaced parking
Councils often want to know where current users will park.
Overlooking
Courts are usually close to existing homes, so design must protect privacy.
Ground conditions
Old fuel or asbestos garage roofs need sensible handling.
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.
Our base is in Great Barr, Birmingham, about 135 miles away, and we buy land throughout England and Wales.
How we could buy your land in Norwich
Outright purchase
We agree a price and buy the land, with no planning condition attached.
Outright purchaseThe 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.
Your questions answered
Some garages are still rented. Is that a problem?
Usually not. Garage lets are often on short licences. We look at the terms and allow time to end them properly.
Do you buy council or housing association garages?
We are happy to discuss sites with public bodies and housing providers, subject to their own disposal rules.
Is Norwich too far from our Birmingham base?
No. We are based in Great Barr, Birmingham, about 135 miles from Norwich, and we look at land right across England and Wales.
Which planning rules apply to land in Norwich?
As Norwich is in England, national policy comes from the National Planning Policy Framework, revised in August 2026. Local policies in the council's development plan also apply.