Neighbours new business

tiz

GrumpyDil wrote: »

And a quick check suggests that councils do not really distinguish between the two in considering whether to grant a licence.

So it looks like a licence would still be needed but I suspect no planning permission assuming the business is small enough in terms of impact on the property to be considered as ancillary to the residential use of the house.

They do, you want to looks at the Model Condition for Home Boarding (Dogs) rather than the Model Conditions for Dog Boarding, which covers kennels.

The exact conditions vary between councils and some conditions will be the same whether its a kennels or a home boarding e.g. the requirement for vaccinations but there is a lot of differences between the two. In fact having any form of kennel like structure or separate accommodation to your home generally means you are not able to get a home boarding licence - it specifically only applies to dogs being kept in a domestic dwelling like a family pet would normally live.

Generally no planning permission is needed. However part of the licensing process does involve assessing how many dogs can be boarded (sometimes this may be limited to just one). Also the provision for waste disposal.

staffie1

OP don't get embroiled in all this. Put your house on the market and get out of it - don't wait 2 years when all this will be in writing and will have to be declared.

Davesnave

tiz wrote: »

Generally no planning permission is needed. However part of the licensing process does involve assessing how many dogs can be boarded (sometimes this may be limited to just one). Also the provision for waste disposal.

Thanks for clarifying all this.

So there can be a middle ground, where the situation is assessed and a licence granted for an appropriate size of enterprise.

Sounds very sensible.