Barns in Herefordshire village could become new homes

The barns, which sit in around 0.8 of an acre of land, are on the market with agents Richard Butler & Associates with an asking price of £400,000.

The agents said the barns, which sit on the rural fringe of Hoarwithy in south Herefordshire, have the potential for conversion or to be demolished and replaced with three new homes.

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The site is near to the village's church and pub, which serves food and local ales.

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The agents said the site had planning consent to convert the disused barns into homes, but that this lapsed in April 2024.

Reinstating this planning permission is a "strong possibility", the agents said, while a local architect is said to have had a "positive reaction" from Herefordshire Council to the suggestion of demolishing the barns and replacing them with new contemporary barn-style buildings.

Richard Butler & Associates said it is understood that there is a covenant in favour of a previous owner which restricts the use of some of the land to agricultural and that the previous owner will need to negotiate with a developer, at the buyer's expense, to relax this covenant.

"The vendor would be happy to enter into a lockout agreement for a pre-agreed period of time to allow prospective buyer to gain planning consent," the agents said.