MAKING OUR AVAILABLE EXPERTISE

High-quality units provide yearround income; although occupancy rates are lower in the winter, good quality accommodation with heating and electric are still proving popular for mid-winter breaks.

Planning and Building Control is required for these units. Ensuring you comply with the regulations is important and ensures that you end up with a high quality and safe product and that you comply with legislation.

There is a wide range of units from converted barns to new bespoke units.

The process starts with an appraisal of your site; this will include assessing your target market. You can apply to the council for pre-application advice prior to submitting a planning application, or just submit a planning application. The pre-application advice that the council provides is often useful particularly if you are constructing a new building, as they will indicate what the council considers acceptable and what the key planning issues are. The planning process takes around eight weeks from validation to getting a decision; sometimes it may take longer and this usually occurs when the council requires more information.

If you are considering this form of diversi cation, then Alice or Cameron at Salter & Mckenna would be pleased to help you through the decision making and planning process. FG