Land Use and Diversification

Question 1

What did you present your client with when looking at the holiday let option

Answer 1

I presented a business plan outlining the potential income generation from a holiday let vs an AST. I used local comparable evidence to understand what we could charge per week.

AST - £800 per month (£9,600 pa)
Holiday Let - £400 per week (£20,800 pa)

Question 2

What use class did you look at when advising on the stable to a recreational centre

Answer 2

We would assume that this would come under class R. Due to there being a possibility of renting the space out to local community or including a small shop.

However, this was something I would have enlisted my planning and development team to advise on.

Question 3

What grant funding was available with the stable block conversion

Answer 3

The initial route that I had looked at was the national lottery fund which can help fund projects such as this for the local community

Question 4

What planning restrictions could have been present

Answer 4

• Flooding
• Contamination
• Noise
• Traffic
• The Building couldn’t be changed structurally.
• Windows couldn’t be added

Question 5

What may you do prior to engaging with the local authority

Answer 5

• Submit a pre application to understand what constraints maybe present with the planned works or change of use

Question 6

What is social value

Answer 6

To ensure the estate/client creates an overall positive impact on the people and local community