In article , Janet
Baraclough.. wrote:

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"Stan The Man" wrote in message


Apropos of another issue raised in this thread, I have fully
investigated my Permitted Development Rights and provided that any
erection is a) less than 4m tall to the apex; b) no nearer the road
than the front of my house; c) at least 5m away from my house; and d)
would not, in aggregate with my other outbuildings, cover more than 50
percent of my garden, I am permitted to erect as many buildings as I
desire -- regardless of how ugly they are, whether they overlook
neighbours' properties, whether I lay services to them for
accommodation purposes, etc, etc. In essence, as long as the basic
guidelines are adhered to, the local planners have no further interest
in permitted development buildings.

Interesting. Is this relatively recent and is it in addition to extensions
(attached) less than some percentage of the original floor area? Although I
was not looking at non attached buildings there was no indication of this
type of permitted development when I investigated probably a little over ten
years ago.

The size of the main dwelling is irrelevant to permitted development
buildings which meet the criteria above. However, not everyone has
permitted development rights. As someone pointed out earlier, some
councils have revoked them. There's a summary of permitted development
rights he
http://www.planning-applications.co.....htm#buildings

You might have trouble if you build on a boundary.

I think Stan's list is incomplete. In Scotland at least, there are
further restrictions on buildings-that-don't-require-pp. They should be
6ft away from a boundary with a neighbour, made of "temporary" building
material such as wood or tin sheet, not used for human habitation, and
not attached to the domestic premises. So, you can't use one as a way to
extend the dwelling space.

In the UK, there is no 6ft no-go zone - but there is a height
restriction at the boundary. Nor are there any restrictions as to
building materials.

Simon