Neighbour consultation vs detached outbuilding

[Techn0]

We are about to buy a detached house with a large garden, my hope is to build a room in the garden about 7m by 5m. Ideally I would have it connected to the garage to allow access from the house without braving the elements.
I understand if I attach it to the back of the garage which is part of the original house, I would need Neighbour consultation approval.
My question is if the neighbours object, can I circumvent any planning requirement by having a small gap between the garage and new room to make it an outbuilding rather than an extension? I am reading the rules that way, but seems bizarre that I can build what is basically the same room if neighbours object.

Any thoughts appreciated?

 

[plastic_peanut]

Speak to your neighbours, see if they have any objections

 

[tony1851]

You can build a detached structure very near to the existing house without needing planning permission. There are a number of appeal cases where gaps of 50mm and even less have been acceptable.
At the end of the day, a detached building is a detached building; the permitted development rules don't stipulate any minimum distance.

 

[Techn0]

Speak to your neighbours, see if they have any objections

The house is in a different town, so not straight forward to talk to them yet.I doubt they will have a problem, but nice to know there are options.

 

[Techn0]

You can build a detached structure very near to the existing house without needing planning permission. There are a number of appeal cases where gaps of 50mm and even less have been acceptable.
At the end of the day, a detached building is a detached building; the permitted development rules don't stipulate any minimum distance.

thanks Tony, I was guessing that was the case so many thanks for confirming.