I'm just looking at a house for an HMO with a loft room. The loft room would be two floors away from the ground floor kitchen. The challenge is the one floor rule put in place from Lambeth and Croydon council. Possibly this is SUBJECTIVE to the planning officer's interpertation of the rule. I believe if there is no dining facilities then this would apply. The reason is so no one is carrying hot food up stairs because there's no where to eat. Any thoughts Unicorners?