Hi all,
Where do I even start with knowing if I need permission and what regs I need to follow etc? There is a ton of information online but a lot of it relies on terms that aren't well defined, with lots of grey areas and raising more questions!
I'll add as much info as I can here and hopefully someone can advise!
I want to build a lean-to shed, that spans the complete length of the house on one side, from front elevation to rear elevation, it can be up to about 2.4m tall and have a single sloped roof away from the house.
It will butt up to the boundary of my plot and close to the fence. Other side of the fence is a public footpath and road - if that matters.
I don't know what best kind of base to get or what material to make the walls and roof from, and I think this will be guided by the regs so I don't want to plan too much in to a concrete base, wooden frame with OSB and T&G if I can't do it like that, if you know what I mean.
Also to complicate things, I have a gas meter on this wall which I want to pay to have moved to the face of the shed wall so I guess it must meet certain regs from that point of view. This is in red on the plan. I understand I have to contact the gas transporter and have them arrange and complete the work and it could be well over a grand, but If I don't do it, it reduces the size of this space by over a third as I can't have the meter inside, I believe!
I've attached a couple pictures I've drawn to try and illustrate.
So really - where do I go from here? Where do I get a final "yes you can do this", "yes you can do this, but it has to be with this type of material" or "no, that isn't allowed"? Once I'm passed this point, I can start getting planning the materials and order of work needed to be completed.
Many thanks!
Where do I even start with knowing if I need permission and what regs I need to follow etc? There is a ton of information online but a lot of it relies on terms that aren't well defined, with lots of grey areas and raising more questions!
I'll add as much info as I can here and hopefully someone can advise!
I want to build a lean-to shed, that spans the complete length of the house on one side, from front elevation to rear elevation, it can be up to about 2.4m tall and have a single sloped roof away from the house.
It will butt up to the boundary of my plot and close to the fence. Other side of the fence is a public footpath and road - if that matters.
I don't know what best kind of base to get or what material to make the walls and roof from, and I think this will be guided by the regs so I don't want to plan too much in to a concrete base, wooden frame with OSB and T&G if I can't do it like that, if you know what I mean.
Also to complicate things, I have a gas meter on this wall which I want to pay to have moved to the face of the shed wall so I guess it must meet certain regs from that point of view. This is in red on the plan. I understand I have to contact the gas transporter and have them arrange and complete the work and it could be well over a grand, but If I don't do it, it reduces the size of this space by over a third as I can't have the meter inside, I believe!
I've attached a couple pictures I've drawn to try and illustrate.
So really - where do I go from here? Where do I get a final "yes you can do this", "yes you can do this, but it has to be with this type of material" or "no, that isn't allowed"? Once I'm passed this point, I can start getting planning the materials and order of work needed to be completed.
Many thanks!