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Can I let my motorhome?
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A friend of mine has a motorhome which is parked permenantly outside his house.As he now uses it very little,wondered if it is within the law to rent it out,that is on site.He knows someone who is looking for accommodation and as he only has one bedroom in his house ,thought to let the person have use of his house and to just sleep in the motorhome.
Is this ok to do?
Is this ok to do?
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In general, it's OK to use a caravan or motorhome, parked on your home premises, as an annex to your property. (e.g. as an office. or even as an extra bedroom). However planning permission is required to use it (for longer than 28 days) as a separate residence.
Your friend's suggestion seems to be on the borderline of the rules. i.e. if he's inviting the person he knows into his home, and only using the motorhome as an annex, the local authority MIGHT consider that no 'material change of use' planning permission is required, as the motorhome is not being used as a 'separate residence'. However I suspect that someone locally would object, forcing the local authority to review whether there has been a 'material change of use' for the land upon which the motorhome stands.
Chris
In general, it's OK to use a caravan or motorhome, parked on your home premises, as an annex to your property. (e.g. as an office. or even as an extra bedroom). However planning permission is required to use it (for longer than 28 days) as a separate residence.
Your friend's suggestion seems to be on the borderline of the rules. i.e. if he's inviting the person he knows into his home, and only using the motorhome as an annex, the local authority MIGHT consider that no 'material change of use' planning permission is required, as the motorhome is not being used as a 'separate residence'. However I suspect that someone locally would object, forcing the local authority to review whether there has been a 'material change of use' for the land upon which the motorhome stands.
Chris
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