Use Class C2 · Residential Institutions
C2-approved homes are the gateway to running a care business.
Care providers can only operate from properties with C2 planning consent. Most family homes are C3 — converting them is a regulated process that decides whether a property is worth tens of thousands more, or unusable for care. NMP's in-house planning team handles the entire C3 → C2 journey for landlords, from feasibility through to consent — and lists qualifying properties to vetted care providers actively looking to take them on.
The demand is real
Children's care is in the middle of a placement crisis.
Demand is outstripping supply in every English region — especially for children with complex needs.
The shortage is so acute that local authorities are paying record fees just to secure a bed.
Providers are ready to open new homes — they can't, because C2-consented, CQC-suitable properties don't exist.
How landlords help (and win). A successful C3 → C2 conversion typically lifts asset value 30–60% and secures a long, covenanted, full-repairing-and-insuring lease with a regulated provider. You get income; a vulnerable young person gets a home.
Detached homes
C2 conversions overwhelmingly need detached properties. We score and filter to surface only viable stock for providers.
Off-road parking
Staff shifts, family visits and CQC inspections all need parking. We require it and weight the score by space count.
Crime risk, calculated
We pull live UK Police index data for the postcode and band the area Low / Medium / High — no guesswork.
In-house planning team
From quiz to consent, end to end.
Don't hand your application to a planner who's never run a care home. NMP's planning team handles pre-application enquiries, supporting statements, drawings, consultee responses and appeals — and we only take on properties we believe will secure consent.
- Step 1Quiz
Score the property's C2 fit in minutes.
- Step 2Feasibility
Site visit, constraints, comparables, success odds.
- Step 3Application
We prepare, submit and run the consultation.
- Step 4Consent
C2 consent in hand — list to providers or run yourself.
Our end-to-end consultancy →
Property acquisition, planning, sales, portfolio support and provider matching under one roof.
Portfolio & FRI lease support →
Lease renegotiation, expansion strategy and acquisition for providers already operating multiple homes.
Exit & disposals
Do you want to sell your care company or C2 assets?
NMP works with landlords and operators looking to exit — whether that's an operating children's home, a C2-consented property, or a portfolio of assets. Confidential valuations and buyer introductions from our provider network.