Sell barns and rural buildings in Wallasey
Our interest in barns and rural buildings around Wallasey is simple: we're buying land to build homes on, so we look for sites where homes are realistic and price them on that basis.
A yard of old buildings can become a small group of homes. We'll tell you which buildings are worth converting and which are better replaced.
- No commission: we're the buyer
- Figures explained, so you can check them
- Independent advice encouraged
Selling land near Wallasey?
Send the postcode and a rough size.
Land around Wallasey
Wallasey (CH44) sits in OS grid square SJ29, roughly 4 miles west of Liverpool. Sites between here and Birkenhead or Liverpool are just as much of interest to us.
Largely urban, with substantial brownfield land in Liverpool and the surrounding boroughs and green belt around the edges.
| Town | Wallasey |
|---|---|
| County | Merseyside |
| Country | England |
| Postcode district | CH44 |
| OS grid square | SJ29 |
| Nearest towns we cover | Birkenhead (3 mi), Bootle (4 mi), Liverpool (4 mi) |
| Distance from Liverpool | About 4 miles west |
| Planning system | National Planning Policy Framework and local plan |
| Ways to sell | Outright, subject to planning, option or joint venture |
Is your land near Wallasey a good fit?
- Traditional brick, stone or timber barns
- Farmyards with several buildings and hardstanding
- Buildings with Class Q prior approval in place
- Redundant poultry, dairy or livestock units
Redundant farm buildings can be worth far more as homes than as storage. The route to consent depends on the building, its location and whether you're in England or Wales.
What affects the price
Planning route
Full planning and, in England, Class Q prior approval follow different rules and limits.
Structural condition
Conversions generally need a building strong enough to convert without rebuilding.
Listed status
Listed and curtilage-listed buildings need listed building consent and careful design.
Services
Water, power and drainage to remote buildings can be expensive.
Ways to sell this land
Outright purchase
Suits buildings with consent or prior approval already in place.
Subject-to-planning sale
We complete once planning consent is secured.
Option agreements
Less common for single buildings but can suit whole farmyards.
Joint ventures
Worth considering for a larger yard you'd like to see developed well.
From first call to completion
Send us the address
A postcode, a plan or a what3words location is enough to start.
We check it properly
Title, planning history, access, flood maps and local policy.
You get a written offer
With the main figures behind it, so your adviser can check it.
Solicitors complete the sale
Exchange and complete, or exchange now and complete when planning is granted.
Rules that apply in England
Agricultural buildings (Class Q)
In England, Class Q permitted development can allow some agricultural buildings to become homes through prior approval, within limits on size and number of homes.
Heritage
Listed buildings and conservation areas are managed with Historic England and the council's conservation team.
Farm tenancies
Agricultural Holdings Act tenancies and farm business tenancies have their own notice and compensation rules, which affect when land can be developed.
Common problems, and how we handle them
You're not sure Class Q applies
In England, Class Q has detailed limits and conditions. We check eligibility before assuming it.
The barn is listed
Listed barns can still be converted with consent, but the design must respect the building.
Useful to send us
- The address or postcode
- A plan, or a screenshot from an online map
- Details of any tenants or grazing agreements
- Photos of the land and its access
Your questions answered
What is Class Q?
Class Q is a permitted development right in England that allows some agricultural buildings to become homes through a prior approval process, rather than a full planning application, subject to limits and conditions.
Do I need surveys before selling?
No. We arrange what we need. If you already have structural or ecology surveys, they help.
What if bats are present?
Bat roosts don't usually stop a conversion, but they need surveys, licences and timing. We allow for this in the offer.
Do you buy land in Wallasey?
Yes. We consider land in and around Wallasey and across Merseyside. Whether we can make an offer depends on the land itself, especially its access and planning prospects, and we'll tell you either way.
Also near Wallasey
Other land types and routes
- Development land
- Land with planning permission
- Land without planning permission
- Large strategic sites
- Green belt and grey belt land
- Land for affordable homes
- Farmland and agricultural land
- Paddocks and equestrian land
- Building plots
- Garden land and backland
- Infill plots and gap sites
- Small sites
- Garage sites
- Brownfield land
- Redundant commercial and industrial land
- Inherited and probate land
- Landlocked land and access problems
- Outright purchase
- Subject-to-planning sale
- Option agreements
- Joint ventures
- All land in Wallasey
- Barns and rural buildings in Merseyside
Find out what we'd pay for your land near Wallasey
A free appraisal tells you what we'd pay and why.