Garden room

[Jupiter01]

Can I get some advice with this please.
I am planning on building a timber garden room which will be 6.5m x 3 metres. It is going along my fence and I have left 0.5 metres behind the fence for maintenance and drainage. It's probably 10 metres away from the main house and at the bottom of the garden. I have a large garden and there's plenty of it left over after this. It's definitely not taking up 50% of my garden.

I think I can go 2.5 metres high measured externally and from the ground.

Can someone please advise. Thanks in advance.

 

[Odds]

whaddya wanna know?

A pic or 2 would help.

 

[jj4091]

Not a 100% sure but won't that be classed as a shed and therfore a temp. structure that you won't need planning permission for.

 

[Jupiter01]

whaddya wanna know?

A pic or 2 would help.

Sorry for the rambling message.I was after validation of my understanding re. dimensions and build type and whether this is exempt from planning permission. Am I interpreting the rules correctly?

 

[SimonH2]

whaddya wanna know?

A pic or 2 would help.

He's asking about permitted development - as it's less than (IIRC) 2m from the boundary, then height limits apply. It's something I've looked into as I'm planning a (smaller) shed/workshop which will be right up to the boundary.
According to https://www.planningportal.co.uk/permission/common-projects/outbuildings/planning-permission it's :
• 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 of 2.5 metres in the case of a building, enclosure or container within two metres of a boundary of the curtilage of the dwellinghouse.

 

[Jupiter01]

He's asking about permitted development - as it's less than (IIRC) 2m from the boundary, then height limits apply. It's something I've looked into as I'm planning a (smaller) shed/workshop which will be right up to the boundary.
According to https://www.planningportal.co.uk/permission/common-projects/outbuildings/planning-permission it's :
• 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 of 2.5 metres in the case of a building, enclosure or container within two metres of a boundary of the curtilage of the dwellinghouse.

I am within 2 metres of the boundary. The fence is 0.5 metres behind the proposed ball wall of this garden room. I think that's why the maximum 2.5 metre height applies.
On the dimensions of the garden room itself, as long as I am not using 50% of my garden, I am okay? I am planning to build 6.5m x 3m.

 

[Murdochcat]

Not a 100% sure but won't that be classed as a shed and therfore a temp. structure that you won't need planning permission for.

Not sure I agree with this. Some areas, like where we live need pp for any garden structure

 

[Jupiter01]

Not sure I agree with this. Some areas, like where we live need pp for any garden structure

I think there was a note on the PP to say that you are not covered if in a Conservation Area, etc.

 

[Murdochcat]

I think there was a note on the PP to say that you are not covered if in a Conservation Area, etc.

We don’t live in a conservation area and still needed PP for our shed.

Our neighbour told me this so I added it to our extension PP

Isn’t your height by the fence not going to be an issue?

 

[Jupiter01]

Isn’t your height by the fence not going to be an issue?

In what sense?

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Can I get some advice with this please.
I am planning on building a timber garden room which will be 6.5m x 3 metres. It is going along my fence and I have left 0.5 metres behind the fence for maintenance and drainage. It's probably 10 metres away from the main house and at the bottom of the garden. I have a large garden and there's plenty of it left over after this. It's definitely not taking up 50% of my garden.

I think I can go 2.5 metres high measured externally and from the ground.

Can someone please advise. Thanks in advance.

It would not need planning permission. The height is measured from the highest adjacent existing ground level.

 

[Jupiter01]

Thanks for all the responses. Have a good day.

 

[nickjb]

If it is below 2.5m and you aren't in a special location (eg national park, listed building curtilage, conservation area, some new build estates, etc) then you shouldn't need planning.

It will need building regs approval as it is made of combustible materials, close to a boundary and bigger than 15m2. It's only just over so you will probably get away with it unless you have very nosey and angry neighbours.

 

[Jupiter01]

If it is below 2.5m and you aren't in a special location (eg national park, listed building curtilage, conservation area, some new build estates, etc) then you shouldn't need planning.

It will need building regs approval as it is made of combustible materials, close to a boundary and bigger than 15m2. It's only just over so you will probably get away with it unless you have very nosey and angry neighbours.

Close to boundary - yes the fence. The main house for the neighbour is some way away from here. Does that make a difference?

 

[mrrusty]

Move it more than 1m from boundary, otherwise you'll need to be "substantially non-combustible" as over 15sqm internal. Timber will be challenging.

Under 2m from boundary, permitted development (which is planning not regs) restricts you to 2.5m, which at that size, if you want any insulation, is also challenging. Your internal floor to ceiling may well end up at 2.2 or less which is low.

Why not put in planning for something a bit higher. It's not difficult, and you can always fall back to 2.5m under PD if it doesn't go through. Here's mine https://community.screwfix.com/threads/garden-room.256842/