On 4 Jun 2005 09:31:00 -0700, wrote:

There is some confusion about all this. Particularly about the
relationship between planning permission and building regulations. The
crossover seems to vary between councils. Pop along to
http://www.grantham-online.co.uk/planning/need.asp and click on
"Buildings or Enclosures". That suggests you can cover half the
garden in sheds if you want. There is no mention of the 1m rule.

But then if you telephone the planners (not the building inspectors) at
the same council, you get a different answer. AFAIK around here /any/
combustible building, temporary or otherwise, has to be at least a
metre from the boundary. But you don't get that in writing, oh dear me
no.

It sounds suspiciously like your planners have difficulty reading
legal documents. It's not uncommon, I've met at least one who didn't
seem able to comprehend a simple sentence in an HMSO document. OTOH
I've also met several very knowledgable and helpful planners, you win
some, you lose some,

Cheers,

John