Rules governing outbuildings apply to sheds, greenhouses, and garages as well as other ancillary garden buildings such as swimming pools, ponds, sauna cabins, kennels, enclosures (including tennis courts) and many other kinds of structure for a purpose incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse.
No outbuilding forward of the principal elevation fronting a highway.
Outbuildings and garages to be a single storey with maximum eaves height of 2.5m and maximum overall height of 4m with a dual pitched roof or 3m for any other roof.
Maximum height 2.5m within 2m of a boundary.
In National Parks, the Broads, Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and World Heritage Sites the maximum area to be covered by buildings, enclosures, containers and pools more than 20m from house to be limited to 10m2.
On designated land* buildings, enclosures, containers, and pools at the side of properties will require planning permission. Within the curtilage of listed buildings, any outbuilding will require planning permission.
If you want to put up small detached buildings such as a garden shed or summerhouse in your garden, building regulations will not normally apply if the floor area of the building is less than 15m2.
If the floor area of the building is between 15m2 and 30m2, you will not normally be required to apply for building regulations approval providing that the building is either at least one metre from any boundary or it is constructed of substantially non-combustible materials.
You will need to apply for planning permission if any of the following cases apply on the land around your house.
You want to put up a building or structure which would be nearer to any highway than the nearest part of the "original house"unless there would be at least 20 metres between the new building and any highway. The term "highway" includes public roads, footpaths, bridleways and byways.
You want to put up a building or structure nearer than 1m from your boundary.
If your house is a listed building, and you want to put up a building or structure with a volume of more than 10m3.
Note: in all cases, if your new building would have a volume over 10 cubic metres, and come within 5m of the house, it would be treated as an extension. Also, if your new extension would bring some existing garden building within 5m of the (extended) house, that existing building's volume could be deducted from your overall volume entitlement for the house, as if it were another extension.
Providing your cabin is less than 30m2, Building Regulations would not normally apply. We can offer advice before you proceed. Most of our cabins are in fact less than 30m2, however as we offer a bespoke service it is always best to ask, so feel free to give us a call.
You want to put up a building or structure which would be nearer to any highway than the nearest part of the "original house", unless there would be at least 20m between the new building and any highway. The term "highway" includes public roads, footpaths, bridleways and byways.
The words "original house" have a particular meaning.
Note: in all cases, if your new building would have a volume over 10m3, and come within 5m of the house, it would be treated as an extension. Also, if your new extension would bring some existing garden building within 5m of the (extended) house, that existing building's volume could be deducted from your overall volume entitlement for the house, as if it were another extension.
Should you require an application to be submitted we will be pleased to help you every step of the way with our team planning consultants.