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Sell a garage site in the West Midlands

If you're looking to sell a garage site anywhere in the West Midlands, we'll appraise it for free and explain our offer in writing.

Garage courts already have access and hard surfaces, and as previously developed land they can be good candidates for redevelopment.

  • No commission: we're the buyer
  • Figures explained, so you can check them
  • No pressure to decide

Get an offer for land in the West Midlands

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Garage sites in the West Midlands at a glance

Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton and the Black Country, with extensive brownfield land and the West Midlands green belt around the edges.

CountyWest Midlands
CountryEngland
Towns we cover here24
Main townBirmingham
Example postcode districtsB1, B6, B8, B27, B28
Planning systemNational Planning Policy Framework and local plan
Row of old lock-up garages with up-and-over doors around a tarmac court

What makes garage sites in the West Midlands worth an offer

  • Rows of lock-ups with a private access road
  • Garage blocks with some or all garages vacant
  • Sites with an existing access onto a public road
  • Garages owned by individuals, companies or associations
  • Garage sites already granted permission

Lock-up garages are often too small for modern cars and expensive to maintain. As a housing site, a garage court can be worth considerably more.

What affects the price

Rights of others

Neighbours may have rights to use the access or park, which must be respected.

Contamination

Old fuel, oil and asbestos roofs need checking and safe removal.

Previously developed land

Garage courts are usually treated as brownfield, which can help planning.

Displaced parking

Councils may want to know where displaced cars will go.

What happens next

  1. Send us the address

    A postcode, a plan or a what3words location is enough to start.

  2. We check it properly

    Title, planning history, access, flood maps and local policy.

  3. You get a written offer

    With the main figures behind it, so your adviser can check it.

  4. The legal work

    Your solicitor and ours handle the contract through to completion.

What England's rules mean for your land

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.

Land registration

Land in England is registered with HM Land Registry. Unregistered land needs first registration when it's sold, which your solicitor arranges.

Common problems, and how we handle them

Some garages are let

We look at the terms. Licences often end on short notice, which we allow for in the timescale.

Neighbours use the access

We check existing rights and design around them.

Useful to send us

  • A rough size, in acres or hectares
  • Your title number, if you know it
  • Any planning applications or letters
  • How soon you'd ideally like to sell

Common questions

Do you buy single garages?

Usually not on their own, unless combined with other land to make a site.

Is a garage court brownfield land?

Usually it's treated as previously developed land, which can help the planning case.

Who deals with asbestos?

If we buy, we take on removal using licensed contractors, and the cost is reflected in our offer.

Do you buy land in the West Midlands?

Yes. We consider land across the West Midlands, from Birmingham to the smaller towns and villages. Whether we can make an offer depends on the land itself, and we'll tell you either way.

Find out what we'd pay for your land in the West Midlands

Send the postcode and a rough size and we'll come back with a straight answer.