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[lizziebabe]

Hi guys
hoping you can help me out here.I run a hairdressing salon on a leasehold,the current lease is due to expire next year and i dont want to renew it for various reasons the main one being is that i am responsible for all the repairs and maintenance and the place is falling to bits!
i have a large garage under my house that was once used for an office,it was heating and electricity and am seriously considering converting it to a salon,we have parking so that wouldent be a problem and if i get out when the lease runs out i can take all my fixtures,fittings and equipment.
The problem is can i havent a clue how to go about getting permission to do this and how would i go about it? if anyone has done this sort of thing themselves i would love to know.
Also the waste is a problem as i would have to get some serious plumbing done so the waste water has somewhere to go.
What do you guys think???
lizzie xxxx

 

[bombini]

If you contact the planning department at your local council and they should give you all the information you need.

I also work from home and one thing I would say is that make sure you have understanding neighbours as some can get very funny about people coming and going. Luckily I only work part time and all of my neighbours are at work when I have clients so its never been a problem but there was a therapist on here that had terrible problems with her neighbour, you might be able to find the thread if you do a search.

Good luck with everything, sorry I can't be more help but I did have to convert anything as such, I just work from my spare bedroom.

 

[Sharkster]

Bombini has given some sound advice. All else I would like to add is perhaps get a quote for the waste water to be installed, especially as you're a hairdresser so it is something that you can't get by without.

I had been quoted £5,000 to install waste water to my home salon at the bottom of my garden (getting the water supply down there was only £100, I just can't get the waste away!) as I only use water for pedicures I can get away with it but you can't wash hair over a bucket!

X

 

[lizziebabe]

hey thanks guys

your advice was most helpful,yeah i kind of thought the waste water might be a bit of a problem,might be a temporary solution as you can get portable basins that come with a waste water tank,it might mean a bit of running around to empty it but in the beginning it might be ok.
And the neighbours yeah i will speak to them luckily we get on great with them so it shouldent be a problem and as it will be mostly daytime hopefully they wont notice much.
Cheers for the tips :biggrin:

 

[Georgia harwin]

hey thanks guys

your advice was most helpful,yeah i kind of thought the waste water might be a bit of a problem,might be a temporary solution as you can get portable basins that come with a waste water tank,it might mean a bit of running around to empty it but in the beginning it might be ok.
And the neighbours yeah i will speak to them luckily we get on great with them so it shouldent be a problem and as it will be mostly daytime hopefully they wont notice much.
Cheers for the tips :biggrin:

Hi did you manage ok doing this? I'm starting a salon in my garden at home and waste is a huge problem and emptying a small drum is my option for now?did you manage ok
Tia x

 

[Noodle]

Hi did you manage ok doing this? I'm starting a salon in my garden at home and waste is a huge problem and emptying a small drum is my option for now?did you manage ok
Tia x

Again, this is an old thread, where some of the posters have been absent from the site for some time.

 

[lizziebabe]

hey there,

oh gosh yes this is an old post,i took on a salon in the end good luck with your venture