Permitted development, and a folly

[geraldthehamster]

OK, so under PD a garden outbuilding can have a maximum height to the eaves of 2.5 metres:

http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/england/public/buildingwork/projects/workcommonoutbuildings/

"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."

One of the diagrams in the Flash presentation shows a flat roofed building 2.5 metres high. If one were to add a parapet, with an internal gutter, where would the panel consider the "eaves" to be, for planning purposes?

What's in my friend's mind is a circular, stone-built outbuilding, with a flat roof at 2.5 metres, and a low parapet, with crenellations. Obviously it would be possible to access the roof of this single-storey building for inspection and maintenance purposes, in the course of which one would have quite a good view of the neighbouring countryside, whilst one ate one's sandwiches.

Would my friend be able to do this under PD, do we think?


Cheers
Richard

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

This is a grey area under PD as you have discovered I would take guidance from this doc though: http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/uploads/100806_PDforhouseholders_TechnicalGuidance.pdf page 11 although strictly speaking this is for extensions. A definitive guidance can only be gained from your own local Planning Department in writing. I would suggest a caall to them and email this document with your interpretation of the rules and hope you get a favourable written response back.

 

[geraldthehamster]

This is a grey area under PD as you have discovered I would take guidance from this doc though: http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/uploads/100806_PDforhouseholders_TechnicalGuidance.pdf page 11 although strictly speaking this is for extensions. A definitive guidance can only be gained from your own local Planning Department in writing. I would suggest a caall to them and email this document with your interpretation of the rules and hope you get a favourable written response back.

Thanks for that. If a parapet wall is ignored when calculating the "eaves" in an extension, then there's probably a good case to be made that it is also ignored on an outbuilding. I suppose that might depend on the height of the parapet

Cheers
Richard

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

You would think so ........

 

[geraldthehamster]

You would think so ........

What about the vats of boiling oil? PP for change of use?



Cheers
Richard