Is there a demand to purchase a lovely old barn - buyer takes down and removes?

[Doing it for the kids]

approx. 80 x 16ft, not listed but perhaps should be? Lovely old timbers, would make a stunning conversion but is surplus to requirements.

This is purely hypothetical at this stage, asking on behalf of others!

Sold as seen, including tiles etc

@grainboy is this one for you!?

 

[Bootneck]

There's a company is Sussex that does this. Think it's called Antique Barns

 

[serf]

Wonder how well they go back together, suppose some joints break and need splicing?
Have you got outside pic , just being nosey as got similar barn to that but not as grand!

 

[Still Farming]

Would it not be listed or Architectural important in the area?
Building salvage mega money also?

 

[Doing it for the kids]

Wonder how well they go back together, suppose some joints break and need splicing?
Have you got outside pic , just being nosey as got similar barn to that but not as grand!

not really. It looks as you would imagine.

Would it not be listed or Architectural important?

its not listed, it’s may be of interest but removing it is saving it surely! Not got to this level of detail yet!

 

[TheTallGuy]

Getting permission to remove or demolish may result in it becoming listed...

 

[Doing it for the kids]

Getting permission to remove or demolish may result in it becoming listed...

that is a factor, one for the planning guy, still trying to work out what value it may have Though!?

 

[Slippery Slope]

Getting permission to remove or demolish may result in it becoming listed...

Old sheds fall down all the time... especially if it’s been windy!

 

[Still Farming]

You only got to watch Grand Designs to see what they convert?

 

[Pigken]

Maybe a bit far for the barn wood builders but that is a lovely building, sure must be architectural salvage company or similar would pay for it

 

[Exfarmer]

If you demolish or sell it you will seriously regret it!

 

[Lincs Lass]

You only got to watch Grand Designs to see what they convert?

One just like this was converted by some artist ,,the old concrete bins were converted into a shower and bedroom ,,it was impressive how the whole project turned out

 

[robin banks]

Stunning looking building you would be mad to take it down. Surely you could convert it to holiday let or sell for big money to someone to convert and buy a small farm from the proceeds. Can't imagine you would get much from anyone to take it down.

 

[lloyd]

If you demolish or sell it you will seriously regret it!

Why ,when you dont know his reason?
It might be blocking access to something more valuable.

16ft is a bit on the narrow side but nice timbers .

 

[Doing it for the kids]

So bit of feedback In case others find this post in the future.

This was asked on behalf of someone else, not me. I’d have converted it to holiday let’s / wedding venue personally.

the reason it was being condisered was because it was a liability without the funds to repair. If it had a value then that could have gone towards other areas. the site was ‘building heavy’.

I think I the building could have been sold to a 3rd party for maybe 30-50k. They seem to remove it and send it to the yanks for 70k plus so there is a market in theory.

Advice to others - they have value but try and find a way to use it on site.

also, you need planning to knock it down and if any issues arose from doing so you may then have to buy it back and rebuild, also risk Of it being listed in the future.

 

[Pieces_of_Eight]

I’d have converted it to holiday let’s / wedding venue personally.

All those beams remind me of the function hall at Leeds Castle, but turning that abandoned barn into a wedding venue would be a bottomless money pit.

 

[Hfd Cattle]

Father sold one back in the 80's for about 3 grand. It wasn't listed but very nice old oak and elm barn . A couple of architect type people came and made drawings of it then it was dismantled and re-erected somewhere in Suffolk as a barn conversion . We did have somewhere some photo's of it but I cant find them .
Perhaps it was easier back then but the planning office wasn't involved.