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Concrete Garages and Steel Buildings Planning Permission
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Planning PermissionRules 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. Under new regulations that came into effect on 1 October 2008 outbuildings are considered to be permitted development, not needing planning permission, subject to the following limits and conditions:
*The term "original house" means the house as it was first built or as it stood on 1 July 1948 (if it was built before that date). Although you may not have built an extension to the house, a previous owner may have done so. *Designated land includes national parks and the Broads, Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, conservation areas and World Heritage Sites. Building Regulations 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 15 square metres. If the floor area of the building is between 15 square metres and 30 square metres, 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. In both cases, building regulations do not apply ONLY if the building does not contain any sleeping accommodation. How do I go about making a planning application? Contact the planning department at your local authority and explain the site details, if they advise you make an application they will send you an application form or quite often they can be downloaded from your local authority's website. The details of local authorities and further planning advice can be found at planningportal.com In most cases they will require a scaled location map of the site, dimensions, ridge heights and materials to be used. We can provide all this for you at no extra cost. Furthermore if you need more detailed drawings we have an in house architect to provide you with technical drawings. How long before I get Planning Permission Granted? Most local authorities take between 8 – 12 weeks from registering your application. During the processing of the application there will be a consultation period where the council inform interested parties such as your neighbours and the highways department. If you feel the new building will affect your neighbours we would advise consulting them prior to submitting the application. Obviously, not all applications are automatically granted. If you are having difficulty obtaining planning permission we have an in house planning specialist able to offer you professional advice. The complete online planning and building resource available from the Planning Portal is a useful resource for additional advice. |
deal with a wide range of both domestic and commercial buildings. We can advise on both scenarios and can supply all the necessary drawings to be submitted with planning applications. Indeed we can also offer the full service and deal with submitting the application on your behalf. Below we have put together some guidelines planning permission. Please note this is informal advice only and for specific answers we would recommend you speak direct with your local council.
