Garage courts and yards wanted in Melksham
We are actively looking for garage courts and yards in Melksham and the surrounding area, with or without planning permission.
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
Is your land in Melksham the kind we want?
We are looking for garage blocks and small yards around Melksham, whether they are fully let, partly let or empty. Melksham lies about 5 miles north-east of Trowbridge in Wiltshire. We also cover Trowbridge, Chippenham, Devizes and the villages between them.
- Lock-up garage blocks, let or empty
- Small service yards and compounds
- Sites reached by a shared drive or lane
- Courts where some garages are let on licences
Salisbury Plain and Stonehenge bring military and World Heritage considerations, and nutrient neutrality advice has affected the River Avon catchment around Salisbury. The M4 corridor around Swindon and Chippenham and the rail lines through Westbury and Trowbridge focus much of the area's growth.
Checks we make on garage courts and yards in Melksham
Displaced parking
Councils often want to know where current users will park.
Licences and tenants
Garage licences are usually easy to end, but we check the terms.
Ground conditions
Old fuel or asbestos garage roofs need sensible handling.
National policy in England now recognises "medium development" of 10 to 49 homes on sites up to 2.5 hectares, and asks councils to allocate at least 10% of their housing on sites of one hectare or less and a further 10% on sites of one to 2.5 hectares.
Some land in Wiltshire is designated Green Belt. If your land is within it, it may still qualify as grey belt or previously developed land under national policy, subject to the Golden Rules.
Though we are based in Birmingham (roughly 82 miles away), distance is no barrier: we look at land across England and Wales.
Four ways to sell to us
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 contractFrom first call to completion
Tell us about the land
Use the form or call us with the location and a rough outline of the site.
Free appraisal
We review title, planning and constraints and tell you honestly what we think.
Written offer
If the site suits us, we set out an offer and the way we propose to buy.
Solicitors take over
Your solicitor and ours agree the contract; we keep you informed throughout.
Garage courts and yards in Melksham: common questions
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 Melksham too far from our Birmingham base?
No. We are based in Great Barr, Birmingham, about 82 miles from Melksham, and we look at land right across England and Wales.
Do I need to pay anything to have land in Melksham assessed?
No. Our appraisal is free and there is no obligation to sell to us.