Home to Pub conversion...thoughts please...
Home to Pub conversion...thoughts please...
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TVR1

Original Poster:

5,478 posts

248 months

Thursday 22nd July 2010
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So,

Following on from a recent post, how difficult would it be to convert my home to a Pub? You see, I can imagine very few disadvantages. No questions of who should drive home, what time does it close, where should we go for a quiet drink tonight-you know, that sort of thing. also, maybe a cheeky little profit on the side.

Discuss!

Odie

4,187 posts

205 months

Thursday 22nd July 2010
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Very complicated...

Odie

4,187 posts

205 months

Thursday 22nd July 2010
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Odie said:
Very complicated...
Just to add something too this.

You have building regs
DDA regs
Planning permission
Licensing Laws/application

to consider just to start with

Ferg

15,242 posts

280 months

Thursday 22nd July 2010
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You'll need some of this wallpaper.


TubbyRutter

2,083 posts

229 months

Thursday 22nd July 2010
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And some of this carpet


Andy no gooder

371 posts

189 months

Thursday 22nd July 2010
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My friends brother did something similar to this but in his back garden. He decked a quarter of the garden built a shed to his spec basically like a butty van but wood. Installed all the lines and a chiller and charges £10 a head also comes complete with 42" lcd on wall.

Local brewery charges £90 for barrel of carling (sadly that is all that is on tap at the min) so he does make a little profit.

Im sure its more for the social side of things tho beer

RichB

55,303 posts

307 months

Thursday 22nd July 2010
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Andy no gooder said:
Local brewery charges £90 for barrel of carling (sadly that is all that is on tap at the min)
frown Guess he could offer a glass of water if chaps want something with a little more flavour hehe

OzzyR1

6,271 posts

255 months

Thursday 22nd July 2010
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Probably easier to do something like this:

http://www.readersheds.co.uk/share.cfm?shedtype=Pu... Shed

MonkeyBusiness

4,186 posts

210 months

Thursday 22nd July 2010
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OzzyR1 said:
Probably easier to do something like this:

http://www.readersheds.co.uk/share.cfm?shedtype=Pu... Shed
That's a great site!

herbialfa

1,489 posts

225 months

Friday 23rd July 2010
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I'd imagine a lot of it would be down to how many closed pubs there are in your area?

KenBlocksPants

7,375 posts

207 months

Friday 23rd July 2010
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Are you talking opening it as a commercial enterprise. Or just using it for mates etc..?


herbialfa

1,489 posts

225 months

Saturday 24th July 2010
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Hence my comment Tonker!

I'd imagine the Planning Department would sooner see a redundant building put to use again rather than opening up a brand new pub.

You would have to go through the Planning process as it would a be a change of use application!

chris.mapey

4,778 posts

290 months

Saturday 24th July 2010
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Are you thinking about installing a bar in your house, or fully changing it to a pub.

That's a crucial difference wink

Bear in mind that *any* sale of alcohol to the "public" (ie beer being exchanged for money!) is tightly regulated, and the premises needs to be licenced, as does the staff selling (premises licence, supervised by a personal licence holder acting as "Designated Premises Supervisor")

As a licencee you must conduct your business in accordance with the four licensing objectives are:

Prevention of crime and disorder.

Public safety.

Prevention of public nuisance.

Protection of children from harm

and have policies in place relating to all of those.

It's a few hoops to jump through, and expect all your neighbours to complain as well wink