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How do you find out if u can get planning for to build a granny flat?

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  • #32
    [Deleted User]
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    kceire wrote: »

    Just to clarify, there doesn’t have to be a granny, it can be make or female obviously, but it can also be a parent, sibling or other family relation. The need just has to be demonstrated during the planning application.


    Could it be a carer? Paid carer and unrelated to the family but there to be close to the person being cared for?


  • #33
    4ensic15
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    Could it be a carer? Paid carer and unrelated to the family but there to be close to the person being cared for?

    A likely story!


  • #34
    oceanman
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    kceire wrote: »
    They are 100% welcomed and are mentioned in the development plan. Have a look at the section for ‘Ancillary family accommodation’.

    Any post on boards where the replies are ‘you won’t get planning’ are for stand alone ‘granny flats’ down the back of the garden, ie. domestic sheds that people want to put others living in.

    Very simple planning rules to follow in fairness for an official granny flat.



    Just to clarify, there doesn’t have to be a granny, it can be make or female obviously, but it can also be a parent, sibling or other family relation. The need just has to be demonstrated during the planning application.
    so you cant build a stand alone granny flat, it has to be attached to the house, am I right?


  • #35
    Gumbo
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    Could it be a carer? Paid carer and unrelated to the family but there to be close to the person being cared for?

    No, the granny flat (Ancillary Family Accommodation) must be for a family member. But, the person being cared for can go into the Granny Flat and the carer into the main dwelling.
    oceanman wrote: »
    so you cant build a stand alone granny flat, it has to be attached to the house, am I right?

    You are right, a Granny Flat must be connected and interlinked to the main dwelling.


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