Building a shed in the back garden?

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On our street, many of our neighbours have 'garages'. I use that term loosely. Officially they're advertised in the house sale listings as garages, but a garage to me is something you can get a car in & unless you're driving through the house there's no way you'll be able to get a car in them. Unless it's the worlds thinnest car, about 3ft wide & can get it down the side of the house.

From the looks of it out of our back bedroom window, i would imagine everyone had one of these. It just happens we don't & ours is a small wooden shed.

Somewhere down the line i'd like to have this knocked down in place of a proper built shed & probably a bigger one.

At what point would i need planning permission?

Would i need it from the get go regardless of what i'm building? Or only when it gets past a certain height/width/floor area space?

I wouldn't want it any longer/wider/higher than what our neighbours have. If anything perhaps a tad smaller but same height.
 
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Look up 'curtilage buildings' on the Planning Portal - it's all there regarding sizes, heights, floor areas etc.
Also check with your planning authority that there are no restrictions (ie withdrawal of permitted development rights).
 

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