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Custom made shed required
"BonzaiMaster" wrote in message
... I think there's a planning law which says that you mustn't build within 3ft of a boundary (it's to allow you access for outside maintenance without stepping on the next chap's land). I don't think it would apply to a shed, which is a non-permanent structure (and certainly the garage belonging to the neighbour at the end of our garden is only 6inches form our wall), but it might be as well to chat over your plans with your neighbour first, and get him on-side. Point out how much tidier this will be than having a glory hole along the side of the house. -- Thanks for the advice. The neighbour in question has just put a shed about 5 inches from our fence. Therefore I hope they will not mind if I do the same. :-) that is true insurance against them complaining!!! FWIW there are things in planning about structure within 5m (IIRC) of the house eating into your permitted development, but also a lot of new houses have clauses that state there are is no permitted development (permitted development is the mechanism which means that you do not have to go through the planning process for extensions up to a certain volume, e.g. dormers for loft conversion, conservatories, extensions, etc). Have a look on your council's website - they usually publish the rules for permitted development there. LB Richmond-upon-Thames' guidelines on permitted development (my council) are at: http://www.richmond.gov.uk/depts/env...idance/Permitt ed_Development/Lawful%20Development%20Certificates%20Explained.pd f It'd only normally be a problem when you come to sell a house, a sharp purchasor's solicitor would ask questions and may spot this, but if such a purchase was to be jeapordised by this then you'd probably just remove the shed, reduce the utility to the new purchasors, and stick at your original sale price, so nothing lost really (except to the new purchasors, who'd have been better off not pressing the issue!) and if it were me I'd really not worry about it. Two smaller sheds or a custom built lean-to might be a cheaper proposition. If you get the urge to build one yourself from scratch then google search through uk.d-i-y - a few people have posted good descriptions about the construction of their sheds. If you were to price up the materials for framing, roofing, cladding with shiplap or featheredge, flooring, doors, windows, etc, then you may find that you are not saving that much. For the price quoted I'd be expecting cladding with shiplap rather than (cheaper) featheredge. -- Richard Sampson email me at richard at olifant d-ot co do-t uk |
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