Big shed in the garden... some advice pleas!
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Looking for some advice for my mate… He has recently put up a large shed at the bottom of his garden… it’s about the size of a large single garage. It’s right at the bottom of the garden, well away from any of the houses and does not contravene any planning regulations.
Some of the neighbours have been grumbling abut the size of the shed and the fact that its “an eyesore”
A week ago he had a letter drop through the door from the local council saying someone had complained that the shed was going to be used for business use. Its not. It’s purely for his hobby which is building sailing dinghy’s.
He has not responded yet to the letter, any advice where to go from here?
Some of the neighbours have been grumbling abut the size of the shed and the fact that its “an eyesore”
A week ago he had a letter drop through the door from the local council saying someone had complained that the shed was going to be used for business use. Its not. It’s purely for his hobby which is building sailing dinghy’s.
He has not responded yet to the letter, any advice where to go from here?
buzzer said:
He has not responded yet to the letter, any advice where to go from here?
tell him to check with his local planning office to see if he needs planning permission based on the footprint and volumeheve been there, done that with a neighbour - he had to take his garage down and it cost him
Ceck out the rules for "permitted development".
From memory - as long as it's lower than 3m at the edges and 4m at the eaves - it takes up no more than 30% of his garden and is more than a metre from the boundary then there's feck all they can do about it ...as long as they don't prove he's running a bsuiness from there (which sounds like he isnt?)
I think he should be OK as long as he hasnt contravened any of these parameters.
Our neighbour did something similar - we call it the granny flat.
I suppose I would rather that it wasn't there, but it's really no business of mine what he does with his property. On the other hand, we've got quite a long garden, so it's not sat right next to my house, and it's on the North side so it's not really shading anything. I also covet his shed. Slightly. But not enough to replace my fruit trees with one.
Living with neighbours - particularly in a semi - is about give and take. I don't moan about his dog barking or his baby crying or his huge shed, he doesn't moan about our moggies or my wife playing her sax. I think too many people are more concerned about their "rights" to complain about things and forget that tolerance is what lets everyone get on with their own thing.
I suppose I would rather that it wasn't there, but it's really no business of mine what he does with his property. On the other hand, we've got quite a long garden, so it's not sat right next to my house, and it's on the North side so it's not really shading anything. I also covet his shed. Slightly. But not enough to replace my fruit trees with one.
Living with neighbours - particularly in a semi - is about give and take. I don't moan about his dog barking or his baby crying or his huge shed, he doesn't moan about our moggies or my wife playing her sax. I think too many people are more concerned about their "rights" to complain about things and forget that tolerance is what lets everyone get on with their own thing.
dealmaker said:
Ceck out the rules for "permitted development".
From memory - as long as it's lower than 3m at the edges and 4m at the eaves - it takes up no more than 30% of his garden and is more than a metre from the boundary then there's feck all they can do about it ...as long as they don't prove he's running a bsuiness from there (which sounds like he isnt?)
I think he should be OK as long as he hasnt contravened any of these parameters.
reboot your memory From memory - as long as it's lower than 3m at the edges and 4m at the eaves - it takes up no more than 30% of his garden and is more than a metre from the boundary then there's feck all they can do about it ...as long as they don't prove he's running a bsuiness from there (which sounds like he isnt?)
I think he should be OK as long as he hasnt contravened any of these parameters.
crmcatee said:
otolith said:
Our neighbour did something similar - we call it the granny flat.
Is it me or does it look like the roof is already sagging in the middle. Looks to be dodgy construction anyway.
Busamav said:
dealmaker said:
Ceck out the rules for "permitted development".
From memory - as long as it's lower than 3m at the edges and 4m at the eaves - it takes up no more than 30% of his garden and is more than a metre from the boundary then there's feck all they can do about it ...as long as they don't prove he's running a bsuiness from there (which sounds like he isnt?)
I think he should be OK as long as he hasnt contravened any of these parameters.
reboot your memory From memory - as long as it's lower than 3m at the edges and 4m at the eaves - it takes up no more than 30% of his garden and is more than a metre from the boundary then there's feck all they can do about it ...as long as they don't prove he's running a bsuiness from there (which sounds like he isnt?)
I think he should be OK as long as he hasnt contravened any of these parameters.
seems I was nearly right - he can build on up to 50% of his garden (net curtailage not including hosue) - but it looks like he needs to be at least 5 metres from his house and any adjacent road and 3 metres from a boundary?
Outbuildings
While the right to build outbuildings is restricted in Conservation areas and AONB it is not restricted in green belt areas and offers real potential to make otherwise very restricted land much more useful. The floor space should not cover more than half the garden area or exceed four metres in height with a pitched roof, or three metres with a flat roof. The uses that they can be put to are very wide and limited only in the same way as the use of the house itself. This is provided that the house and its garden and outbuildings are only occupied as one residence.
Outbuildings are often best considered as parts of the house, although detached and located in the garden. From use as a home office, additional lounge, workshop etc. Provided outbuildings are further than five metres from the house, not situated between the house and any road and do not cover more than 50 per cent of the garden there is no limit in the area of floor space created.
Edited by dealmaker on Saturday 7th March 11:15
otolith said:
crmcatee said:
otolith said:
Our neighbour did something similar - we call it the granny flat.
Is it me or does it look like the roof is already sagging in the middle. Looks to be dodgy construction anyway.
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