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Garden Buildings - Garden Sheds - Greenhouses - Summerhouses

Garden Buildings - Garden Sheds - Greenhouses - Summerhouses

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Shed Construction and Shed Erecting

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Council tenants may need to request permission, probably in writing, for the erection of a garden shed. The proposed building will probably have to comply with the following maximum dimensions: - (a) height to the ridge 7 feet 6 inches; (b) height to the eaves 6 feet; (c) length 8 feet; (d) width 6 feet. Permission may be granted to use the shed as a domestic workshop, but not for any business or any purpose incompatible with the residential character of the neighbourhood and likely to cause nuisance or annoyance to residents. All sheds will have to be constructed from timber or other approved materials, and their maintenance will be the tenant’s responsibility. Applications will probably have to be accompanied by drawings, stating the type of material to be used, the dimensions of the structure and the intended position within the property boundary. For further information contact your District Housing Office.

Garden Buildings - Garden Sheds - Greenhouses - Summerhouses

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For private householders in England and Wales the rules governing outbuildings apply to sheds, greenhouses and garages as well as other ancillary garden buildings such as swimming pools, ponds, sauna cabins, kennels, enclosures (including tennis courts) and many other kinds of structure for a purpose incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse.

Other rules relate to the installation of a satellite dish, the erection of a new dwelling or the erection or provision of fuel storage tanks. Under new regulations that came into effect on 1 October 2008 outbuildings are considered to be permitted development, not needing planning permission, subject to the following limits and conditions:

No outbuilding on land forward of a wall forming the principal elevation.

Outbuildings and garages to be single storey with maximum eaves height of 2.5 metres and maximum overall height of four metres with a dual pitched roof or three metres for any other roof.

Maximum height 2.5 metres within two metres of a boundary.

No verandas, balconies or raised platforms.

No more than half the area of land around the "original house"* would be covered by additions or other buildings.

In National Parks, the Broads, Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and World Heritage Sites the maximum area to be covered by buildings, enclosures, containers and pools more than 20 metres from house to be limited to 10 square metres.

On designated land* buildings, enclosures, containers and pools at the side of properties will require planning permission.

Within the curtilage of listed buildings any outbuilding will require planning permission.

*The term "original house" means the house as it was first built or as it stood on 1 July 1948 (if it was built before that date). Although you may not have built an extension to the house, a previous owner may have done so.

*Designated land includes national parks and the Broads, Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, conservation areas and World Heritage Sites.

Building Regulations If you want to put up small detached buildings such as a garden shed or summerhouse in your garden, building regulations will not normally apply if the floor area of the building is less than 15 square metres.

If the floor area of the building is between 15 square metres and 30 square metres, you will not normally be required to apply for building regulations approval providing that the building is either at least one metre from any boundary or it is constructed of substantially non-combustible materials. In both cases, building regulations do not apply ONLY if the building does not contain any sleeping accommodation.

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