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Shed Size help
BenW
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Hello, I know its not all garden related but it has something to do with it.
and that is Sheds.
I was wondering in the UK what is the legal size you can make a shed in your own back garden ?
Any help would be greatful.
I hope its okay to post this here as I think it is a little bit related to gardens.
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Hi Ben, I'd look at the planning department of your local council website. The rules involve proportion of your land taken up, the line of existing buildings in relation to road, distance from boundary and height of proposed building. There isn't a one size fits all answer
you could Google 'planning rules uk' as well. Most sheds won't require any permissions and you can just get on with it
In the sticks near Peterborough
You can gain invaluable information on sheds reading the spoof "Fifty sheds of grey"
Speaking of which! .............. I heard a tale that one poor chap became quite nervous and fearful when he realised his missus had got hold of a copy of that book - and of course she eventually came to him with requests of the adventuress kind - and citing roll play as a gentle method of exploring this new found avenue.
Now this chap being all for the quiet life decided he needed to nip this sort of thing in the bud.
And after a little thought offered to be an IT engineer................................
At which point "he turned her on, turned her off, and then turned her on again".
Permitted Development, ie development without planning permission is about 10% of the original square footage and I would guess (I emphasise guess) that the local authority would use that as a rule of thumb before getting involved.
A cousin of mine took exception to a large timber shed/summer house built by a neighbour but was told by her LA that because is it a 'temporary' structure i.e can be take down, they basically weren't interested.
Temporary structure - basically no utilities and can be taken down without it being destroyed. So no concrete bases, no water, no fuse boxes although an extension lead for power would be okay and bear in mind your neighbours - be respectful and think what they would find acceptable and no one is going to complain to the planners. Don't be that person who builds an enormous shed in a tiny garden.