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Lifting restrictions on a holiday let/home
Chrissy01
Posts: 2 Newbie
Hi
can anyone help with our problem? We bought a house 15 years ago that has an attached very small granary over the garage. It was an old farm house/cottage many years ago. The previous owners had retrospective permission to use this very small area as a holiday let with conditions (i.e. only 11 months occupancy). Which was very rarely let out, not surprising because the standard was appalling. Over the 15 years we've lived we have never used it as a holiday let but allowed our son sleep in there and brought it upto present day standards as part of the house. Now we have the time to apply to get the 'conditions' lifted and hopefully get full occupancy on the area as in all intense in purposes it is part of the house. (upstairs only). However I am very nervous that this might open up a can of worms. Does anybody think there might be issues about this.
Thanks in anticipation of sound advice/experience.
can anyone help with our problem? We bought a house 15 years ago that has an attached very small granary over the garage. It was an old farm house/cottage many years ago. The previous owners had retrospective permission to use this very small area as a holiday let with conditions (i.e. only 11 months occupancy). Which was very rarely let out, not surprising because the standard was appalling. Over the 15 years we've lived we have never used it as a holiday let but allowed our son sleep in there and brought it upto present day standards as part of the house. Now we have the time to apply to get the 'conditions' lifted and hopefully get full occupancy on the area as in all intense in purposes it is part of the house. (upstairs only). However I am very nervous that this might open up a can of worms. Does anybody think there might be issues about this.
Thanks in anticipation of sound advice/experience.
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If the granary has its own toilet and facilities for washing and preparation of food, then it will probably attract its own council tax band. If your son has lived there continuously then you may be able to apply for a certificate of regularisation.
Not knowing your local council's policy it is impossible to say what their reaction would be. However if it is just a bedroom with an en suite, then it should be treated as an additional bedroom for the house.If you are querying your Council Tax band would you please state whether you are in England, Scotland or Wales0 -
Our son only slept in there as its physically part of the house. the previous owners just locked a door to restrict access, but it does have a minuscule shower room and toilet and there is a food prep area, but this has never been used in the 15 years we've lived here. But thanks, Ive never heard of a certificate of regularisation so look into that too.0
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What is the 'food preparation area'?
Remove it. Or remove the cooker/microwave.
Then all you have is a bedroom with an ensuite which should be fine.
Most councils will allow you to speak to a Planner in advance of a formal application to get informal non-binding advice.
My council now charges for this but an outer London Council where I was buying provided this service free still.0
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