Planning Permisson

[tonyclifton]

Do you need Planning Permission to run a business from your own home
and i have been running mine and now got told by local council that i must stop trading and apply for planning permission to carry on. 😕

[kwatt]

New one on me. The only thing that I’ve seen them getting shirty about is commercial waste really, unless you’ve got mountains of machines sitting in the garden as that might raise a few of the neighbour’s eyebrows.

But as far as what business you transact within the confines of your home, so long as you’re not breaking the law, I think is pretty much your own concern.

K.

[johnmac11]

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One thing to watch though is your mortgage lender, It is in my mortgage and my deeds that I cannot run a commercial business from my home. I think this is pretty common nowadays. If you get any problem your insurance co. have a get out clause.

John

[Simon46]

Re: Planning Permisson

Also on some of newbuild estates, parking of a commercial vehicle is not allowed without permission of the builders of the house!

[tonyclifton]

Re: Planning Permisson

got nothing on deeds saying cant run a business. all spares and recons are kept in garage which is locked and nothing is left lyin round in garden to make a mess.Got told late last nite that a new neighbour whom just moved here from up north complained to council bout me runnin a business from home which i think is a cheek as his whole family(7kids) are on the dole
Guess have to go down council offices and find out.

[sparkey]

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as his whole family(7kids) are on the dole

😯

As you are trying to earn an honest living and not rely on the ‘State’ you realise that you are on a loser staight away 👿

Good luck anyway, many others of us are in the same situation working as ‘home based’ engineers.

Sparkey

[AMS]

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I too have had a visit from the local Planning Dept due to a complaint from an unnamed “neighbour”. The Planning officer was very sympathetic to my cause and just told me to keep a low profile and not give people any ammunition(not that I did anyway). I explained to him that if the local authority provisioned some affordable industrial units in the area then I would be first on the list. However what does stick in my craw is that everyone of my immediate neighbours who I could possibly be causing offence to, has benefitted from repairs at greatly reduced(neighbourly) rates. It really does make you want to chuck it all in sometimes. By the way, I did tell my insurance company who were OK with it, but did increase my premium.
Yours,
feeling much better to get that off my chest,
Dave

[Dave_Conway]

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Here’s the generalised guide from the government business link website about working from home, much will not apply to us in this trade, more info is available here:

http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/home

What to check before you start
If you are thinking of using your home as a workplace, it is a good idea to check with the following:

Your mortgage lender or landlord/freeholder. Your mortgage or tenancy agreement may prevent you from using your home to run a business.

Your insurance provider. You may have to take out extra insurance.
Your local branch of the Valuation Office Agency to see if you will be charged business rates. See our guide on business rates.

The Inland Revenue and an accountant to see what your income, VAT and Capital Gains Tax position is.

A solicitor to check legal aspects.

Your local HSE or local authority to find out the health and safety aspects of running your business from your home and how to do a risk assessment.

Your neighbours, to make sure they have no objection to you running your business from home.

The planning department of your local authority to see if you need to make structural changes to your home. You may need planning permission. You must also make sure you comply with building regulations

Dave.

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