We got a letter when the people round the corner from us (different street but adjoining gardens) applied for permission to build an extension, so maybe it varies by council. Ours put notices on lampposts when it's things like a new commercial building or a change of use in the shopping area. Maybe some are more diligent than others in how they apply the rules.
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I don't know if it's the case now but until recently the rules were different if the build was seen as a temporary building. We had a small lean to put on the side of our house, basically mimicking our neighbours. We didn't need planning permission because of the size (you can go much larger now due to new rules) but still got a visit from the council because someone complained. It turned out that because it wasn't bricks and mortar and rather wood and fibreglass, that it was classed as a temporary building so they couldn't stop us anyway.
We live in a cul de sac and have a similar garden arrangement to the op. The garden at the top which runs parallel with the road has a shipping container butted up to the fence which they have attempted to paint to hide it, which didn't work, so we have a hideous, flaking green showing the original blue, metal monstrosity greet us when we pull into the road. Luckily it's not at our end but it is strange a full sized shipping container was allowed.
My main concern rather than the appearance would be whether he was going to do something noisy or smelly or store something dangerous in it. The people in his street are more likely to see what's going on in there.
I know the link isn't working but it is worth checking that page I suggested @leigh.c.butlervOwsEn-W before contacting the council. Quite a lot can be built now without planning if you're not in a conservation area. If planning was applied for you would have been contacted by the planners as a matter of routine (or you could kick up a fuss if not because you should have been)
Thanks for the link! I did manage to get it to work. And yes I think they dont need planning from what I can see. There are 2 rules: - Dont be over 2.5m in height - Dont take up more than 50% of your outdoor space.
Impossible to say for sure on the height but their garden is raised versus our front garden.
And mustn’t be over a certain size, 25sq metres from memory.
And must be used for a purpose related to the enjoyment of the home and garden. Those are not the exact words but it precludes using it for manufacturing, creating a permanent bedroom, for a purpose which will attract frequent customers etc.
For the life of me I cannot imagine why someone would want to build something as ugly as that, blocking views from their house, reducing light levels and taking a fair bit off the value of the property and make it much harder to sell.
The home owners to the left (viewed from your garden) are surely unhappy with this state of affairs.
And mustn’t be over a certain size, 25sq metres from memory.
I have read references to that rule too. But I cant see anything related to it on actual planning websites other than the "50%" rule. So I dont know if it was relaxed.
Well, one of the members on this forum has a 7 acre garden ... 50% of that would be a pretty large building ... there must be an overall limit surely?
I think it's actually 50% of the original footprint of the house - this is from the Planning Portal (national guidance, local authorities can vary it a bit)
No outbuilding on land forward of a wall forming the principal elevation.
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.
No verandas, balconies or raised platforms (a platform must not exceed 0.3 metres in height)
No more than half the area of land around the "original house"* would be covered by additions or other buildings.
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 20 metres from the house to be limited to 10 square metres.
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.
So it's the size of the house, not the size of the garden that matters
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We live in a cul de sac and have a similar garden arrangement to the op. The garden at the top which runs parallel with the road has a shipping container butted up to the fence which they have attempted to paint to hide it, which didn't work, so we have a hideous, flaking green showing the original blue, metal monstrosity greet us when we pull into the road. Luckily it's not at our end but it is strange a full sized shipping container was allowed.
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
- Dont be over 2.5m in height
- Dont take up more than 50% of your outdoor space.
Impossible to say for sure on the height but their garden is raised versus our front garden.
For the life of me I cannot imagine why someone would want to build something as ugly as that, blocking views from their house, reducing light levels and taking a fair bit off the value of the property and make it much harder to sell.
The home owners to the left (viewed from your garden) are surely unhappy with this state of affairs.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
https://www.waltons.co.uk/blogs/blog/waltons-guide-planning-permission-sheds
I think it's actually 50% of the original footprint of the house - this is from the Planning Portal (national guidance, local authorities can vary it a bit)
- No outbuilding on land forward of a wall forming the principal elevation.
- 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.
- No verandas, balconies or raised platforms (a platform must not exceed 0.3 metres in height)
- No more than half the area of land around the "original house"* would be covered by additions or other buildings.
- 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 20 metres from the house to be limited to 10 square metres.
- 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.
So it's the size of the house, not the size of the garden that matters“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”