Sell barns and rural buildings in Cardiff
Our interest in barns and rural buildings around Cardiff 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.
We look at traditional barns and modern agricultural buildings, check the planning options and make an offer that reflects the realistic route.
- Free appraisal and written offer
- No commission: we're the buyer
- Independent advice encouraged
Get an offer for land in Cardiff
Send the postcode and a rough size.
Land around Cardiff
Our appraisals for Cardiff start with the CF10 postcode district and the OS grid square ST17, then widen out to Llandaff, Whitchurch and Penarth, all within about 3 miles.
Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, where demand for homes is high and the city's edges are managed through green wedge policy.
| Town | Cardiff |
|---|---|
| County | South Glamorgan |
| Country | Wales |
| Postcode district | CF10 |
| OS grid square | ST17 |
| Nearest towns we cover | Llandaff (2 mi), Whitchurch (3 mi), Penarth (3 mi) |
| Planning system | Planning Policy Wales and Local Development Plan |
| Ways to sell | Outright, subject to planning, option or joint venture |
Land we're keen to see around Cardiff
- Traditional brick, stone or timber barns
- Farmyards with several buildings and hardstanding
- Buildings already granted planning permission
- Former agricultural buildings in or near villages
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.
The things that move our offer
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.
Protected species
Bats and barn owls are common in old barns and surveys may be needed.
Services
Water, power and drainage to remote buildings can be expensive.
Choosing how to sell
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.
What happens next
Send us the address
A postcode, a plan or a what3words location is enough to start.
We do the homework
We read the title and planning record and check flood risk and access.
We put an offer in writing
It shows how we got there. There's no obligation to accept.
The legal work
Your solicitor and ours handle the contract through to completion.
Rules that apply in Wales
Planning framework
Planning in Wales follows Planning Policy Wales, the national plan Future Wales and the Local Development Plan, prepared by the council or, in a national park, the park authority. When plans are reviewed, landowners can put land forward as a candidate site.
Agricultural buildings
England's Class Q rights don't apply in Wales. Converting a barn to a home in Wales generally needs planning permission.
Heritage
Listed buildings and scheduled monuments in Wales are managed with Cadw and the council's conservation officers.
Awkward details we deal with
The barn is listed
Listed barns can still be converted with consent, but the design must respect the building.
You're in Wales
Welsh permitted development rules differ from England's, so barn conversions here generally need planning permission. We look at the route under Welsh policy.
Useful to send us
- A rough size, in acres or hectares
- A plan, or a screenshot from an online map
- Details of any tenants or grazing agreements
- Photos of the land and its access
Questions from landowners near Cardiff
Will you buy a barn in poor condition?
Yes, but condition affects the planning route and the cost, so it affects the price.
Do I need surveys before selling?
No. We arrange what we need. If you already have structural or ecology surveys, they help.
Can I sell buildings and keep the land around them?
Yes. We can agree a boundary that suits both of us, with access rights protected.
Do you cover the villages around Cardiff?
Yes. Villages between Cardiff, Llandaff and Whitchurch often have the kind of edge-of-settlement land we're looking for.
Other land in Cardiff
- Development land
- Land with planning permission
- Land without planning permission
- Large strategic sites
- 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 Cardiff
- Barns and rural buildings in South Glamorgan
Find out what we'd pay for your land near Cardiff
Send the postcode and a rough size. We'll check the title and planning position and come back to you.