Garden Office Building? What do you recommend?
"Sad Sid" . wrote in message ... "Mary Fisher" wrote in message t... What about your own projects which have been hanging fire for years - to say nothing of the new ones you've just thought about? I've just finished digging 900ft of ditch, laying drainage pipes, an alkathene water pipe with five stand points, and installing an armoured garden ring-main with IP65 sockets. I am currently building a 20ft by 20ft fruit cage, containing raised beds for three varieties of strawberry, blackcurrent, redcurrents, a single tayberry and three rows of raspberries. When it rains I am building a computer for my prospective son-in-law and editing 28 hours of digital video taken when my wife and I spent three weeks living with hill-tribe villagers in Thailand. Quite. And I bet there are plenty more in the pipeline. I don't watch much telly - and I sleep extremely soundly! We sleep extremely soundly and don't have a telly ... Mary |
Garden Office Building? What do you recommend?
Thanks for all your advice.
As has been mentioned planning permission would more than likely be required, I'd be wary though, if you stride into the planning office asking for permission to build an office in the back garden then the answer will probably be no. A garden room, studio or the like would probably be better received. Try talking to a planning officer about their policy in this area in general without giving away any details. Also what is your location, rural or urban? My location is rural. What difference may this make planning permission? |
Garden Office Building? What do you recommend?
"Old Codger" wrote in message ... "Tim Denning" timdenning@spam this you **** blueyonder.co.uk wrote in message ... As has been mentioned planning permission would more than likely be required, I don't believe planning permission is required for a garden shed or a summer house. It is surprising the uses there are for a good summer house. It also has to fall inside permitted development constraints. --- -- Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.520 / Virus Database: 318 - Release Date: 18/09/2003 |
Garden Office Building? What do you recommend?
"Jim Lawton" wrote in message ... On Mon, 29 Sep 2003 07:42:02 +0000 (UTC), "Will Trash-Spam" wrote: And soon as you show up on councils radars as running a business from home, beware.... What experiences have you had then? Change of use or what? J It wasn't me it was a neighbour. He was (and in part still is) running a kitchen fitting business from his home. The council got wind of the fact he was basically using one room for an office and his garage for a workshop and found this out because they were a bit upset that large lorries kept delivery goods in a residential area (that was how they started anyway i.e. the trigger on the radar). I guess someone complained. Anyway in the end they made him move out of his garage BUT he managed to keep his "home office" because it also had a domestic use (well thats what he argued). It did take him a bit of stress and a while to convince them though, they were mumbling about business rates and that our development is a residential development, hence no designed for "business" traffic (whatever the fupp that means). The irony is he still has stuff delivered to home in big lorries (less often admittedly), but then moves it from his garage (store) to his (at the moment) free rent workspace from the council! Its also ironic that there are at least 8 or 9 people who work from their homes and I know 3 of them run businesses out of their homes. |
Garden Office Building? What do you recommend?
"Will Trash-Spam" wrote in message ... "Jim Lawton" wrote in message ... On Mon, 29 Sep 2003 07:42:02 +0000 (UTC), "Will Trash-Spam" wrote: And soon as you show up on councils radars as running a business from home, beware.... What experiences have you had then? Change of use or what? J It wasn't me it was a neighbour. He was (and in part still is) running a kitchen fitting business from his home. The council got wind of the fact he was basically using one room for an office and his garage for a workshop and found this out because they were a bit upset that large lorries kept delivery goods in a residential area (that was how they started anyway i.e. the trigger on the radar). I guess someone complained. Anyway in the end they made him move out of his garage BUT he managed to keep his "home office" because it also had a domestic use (well thats what he argued). It did take him a bit of stress and a while to convince them though, they were mumbling about business rates and that our development is a residential development, hence no designed for "business" traffic (whatever the fupp that means). The irony is he still has stuff delivered to home in big lorries (less often admittedly), but then moves it from his garage (store) to his (at the moment) free rent workspace from the council! Its also ironic that there are at least 8 or 9 people who work from their homes and I know 3 of them run businesses out of their homes. The government is to provide provision for people to work from home in the new 4 million homes to be built. So, penalising people who do work from home seems rather silly. --- -- Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.520 / Virus Database: 318 - Release Date: 18/09/2003 |
Garden Office Building? What do you recommend?
On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 13:23:35 +0100, "IMM" wrote:
"Will Trash-Spam" wrote in message ... "Jim Lawton" wrote in message ... On Mon, 29 Sep 2003 07:42:02 +0000 (UTC), "Will Trash-Spam" wrote: And soon as you show up on councils radars as running a business from home, beware.... What experiences have you had then? Change of use or what? J It wasn't me it was a neighbour. He was (and in part still is) running a kitchen fitting business from his home. The council got wind of the fact he was basically using one room for an office and his garage for a workshop and found this out because they were a bit upset that large lorries kept delivery goods in a residential area (that was how they started anyway i.e. the trigger on the radar). I guess someone complained. Anyway in the end they made him move out of his garage BUT he managed to keep his "home office" because it also had a domestic use (well thats what he argued). It did take him a bit of stress and a while to convince them though, they were mumbling about business rates and that our development is a residential development, hence no designed for "business" traffic (whatever the fupp that means). The irony is he still has stuff delivered to home in big lorries (less often admittedly), but then moves it from his garage (store) to his (at the moment) free rent workspace from the council! Its also ironic that there are at least 8 or 9 people who work from their homes and I know 3 of them run businesses out of their homes. The government is to provide provision for people to work from home in the new 4 million homes to be built. So, penalising people who do work from home seems rather silly. Well, there's a bit of a difference between writing software in the back bedroom, or gluing small items of craftwork in thegarage, and having b*dy great 8 wheelers delivering 10 ton loads. I think I'd be a bit peeved if that started happening in my residential area... J --- -- Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.520 / Virus Database: 318 - Release Date: 18/09/2003 |
Garden Office Building? What do you recommend?
Jim Lawton wrote: Well, there's a bit of a difference between writing software in the back bedroom, or gluing small items of craftwork in thegarage, and having b*dy great 8 wheelers delivering 10 ton loads. I think I'd be a bit peeved if that started happening in my residential area... Hummm, perhaps, one near us at home has covered 60% of his back garden in with a solid roofed "car-port" thus keeping his products and equipment dry under-cover and prying eye's unable to see what he's doing, save an occasional truck during the day when most of us are at work, and his large van that's kept elseware, it doesn't intrude, and atleast he's not dumping his rubbish in the local woods unlike some part-time builders and gardeners do....One less burden on the tax payer seems fine to me.... niel. |
Garden Office Building? What do you recommend?
A few years ago (1999) I has something similar made - but 8 x 6 feet
only FYI. Wooden shed, extra wide door (for tables to get in and out), insulated. Had a frost free base laid (bricks and concreete AIUI!), shed went on that. Paid a sparky to puit in the leccy, then BT put in a phone line. It can be chilly in the winter - but I first had a electric radiator on a timer in there to keep the damp/cold at bay (and believe me in 8 x 6 feet it didn't take long for it to be swealtering! Now I have several systems running 24 x 7 I don;t bother with the heater as the systems create enough heat top prevent damp in the paperwork. A small fan heater does for if I get chilly. Total cost about a grand - but its really a case of how long is a piece of string. The insulation is (for me) a must, otherwose all you have is a woodern shell against the elements. Security isn;t too big a deal as the only system that is "KEY" and worth £££ is my laptop which lives in the house with me. You could make of security what you will of course - door bolt, internal hinge bolts - no windows would be best of course ! Then you could use wall brackets etc to tether equipment to - a client of mine has steel cages that are fixed to the floor within which systems are locked and you could probably finf something similar if you had a concrret base to afix them to. As for size you might get away with smaller than you think - don;t forget you have 5-6 feet of height to play with also. A smaller room will heat easier (maybe the systems will be enough on their own) and of course be cheaper to buy. you'd be surprised for instance how much you can fit in 8x6 feet - I've a small network running with a desk and a bookshelf/filing shelf easily, with a small window. ian |
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