Sell redundant commercial or industrial land in Preston
If you own redundant commercial land near Preston, we can usually tell you quite quickly whether it suits us, and if it doesn't, we'll say why.
We buy small commercial and industrial sites, including those still occupied, and plan a route to vacant possession that fits your timetable.
- No commission: we're the buyer
- Figures explained, so you can check them
- No pressure to decide
Selling land near Preston?
We'll check the title and planning, then call you.
Where Preston sits
Preston (PR1) sits in OS grid square SD52, where it is the main town we cover. Sites between here and Leyland or Blackburn are just as much of interest to us.
| Town | Preston |
|---|---|
| County | Lancashire |
| Country | England |
| Postcode district | PR1 |
| OS grid square | SD52 |
| Nearest towns we cover | Leyland (5 mi), Chorley (9 mi), Blackburn (9 mi) |
| Planning system | National Planning Policy Framework and local plan |
| Ways to sell | Outright, subject to planning, option or joint venture |
What makes redundant commercial land near Preston worth an offer
- Small industrial units and yards in residential areas
- Haulage yards, builders' yards and depots
- Sites a business is relocating from
- Commercial buildings with permitted development potential
Councils sometimes protect employment land, so we check the policy position before assuming a site can change to housing.
What affects the price
Employment land policy
Some councils require evidence that commercial use is no longer viable before allowing homes.
Existing use value
A let or lettable commercial site has a value that a housing offer must exceed.
Demolition and contamination
Industrial uses can leave contamination that needs investigating.
Neighbours
Homes next to retained businesses need careful design for noise.
Four routes to a sale
What happens next
Tell us about your land
Send the postcode or address and a rough size.
We check it properly
Title, planning history, access, flood maps and local policy.
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 England
Planning framework
Planning decisions in England follow the National Planning Policy Framework, revised in August 2026, and the local plan, prepared by the council or, in a national park, the park authority. Plans are reviewed periodically, which is when new housing sites are usually allocated.
Brownfield first
National policy gives substantial weight to reusing suitable brownfield land for homes. Councils keep brownfield land registers, and some sites can gain permission in principle.
Tax on the sale
The buyer pays Stamp Duty Land Tax. As the seller you may owe capital gains tax, and some commercial land carries VAT. Take advice from an accountant.
Common problems, and how we handle them
You still need the premises for now
A conditional deal or a short leaseback lets you keep operating until you're ready to move.
The council protects employment land
We look at marketing evidence and viability. Some sites won't qualify, and we'll say so.
Useful to send us
- A rough size, in acres or hectares
- Your title number, if you know it
- Details of any tenants or grazing agreements
- Photos of the land and its access
Questions from landowners near Preston
Can a commercial site be redeveloped for housing?
Often, subject to the council's policies on protecting employment land, plus the usual planning tests.
Will contamination stop a sale?
Rarely. It usually affects the price and the timetable rather than whether we buy.
Do I pay VAT on the sale?
Commercial property can be subject to VAT if an option to tax has been made. Ask your accountant and tell your solicitor early.
How do I get an offer for land in Preston?
Use the form on this page or call 0800 088 6248. Tell us the postcode, the rough size and anything you know about planning, and we'll come back to you.
Redundant commercial and industrial land near Preston
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
- Barns and rural buildings
- Building plots
- Garden land and backland
- Infill plots and gap sites
- Small sites
- Garage sites
- Brownfield land
- Inherited and probate land
- Landlocked land and access problems
- Outright purchase
- Subject-to-planning sale
- Option agreements
- Joint ventures
- All land in Preston
- Redundant commercial and industrial land in Lancashire
Find out what we'd pay for your land near Preston
A free appraisal tells you what we'd pay and why.