Residential children's home planning
May 3, 2022 by Lee in forum Planning Forum
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#1272 Lee, 3 May 2022, 09:23
Hello all,
I am planning to open a residential children's home in a rented property and I had a question about planning permissions. I have been told that if there are less than 6 people in the property at one time I can apply for a certificate of lawful use, which is fairly simple and takes around 10 weeks, however if there will be more than 6 people in the property I will need to apply for full planning permission which can take much longer. My question is, could I apply for the certificate of lawful use but then immediately apply for full planning? This would allow me to start the home on a smaller scale and then accept more young people once the full planning has gone through. Would there be any down sides to doing it this way?
Much appreciated,
Lee.
I am planning to open a residential children's home in a rented property and I had a question about planning permissions. I have been told that if there are less than 6 people in the property at one time I can apply for a certificate of lawful use, which is fairly simple and takes around 10 weeks, however if there will be more than 6 people in the property I will need to apply for full planning permission which can take much longer. My question is, could I apply for the certificate of lawful use but then immediately apply for full planning? This would allow me to start the home on a smaller scale and then accept more young people once the full planning has gone through. Would there be any down sides to doing it this way?
Much appreciated,
Lee.
#1274 Damian, 3 May 2022, 20:52
Who told you about the 6 person rule as that usually relates to HMO’s?
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