Do you need plabning permission in ED if you want to create a garden office?

[theboycj]

Hi just seeing if anyone has any experience of creating a garden office in their garden? We are thinking of putting a 6 x 4 metre installation in but unsure of planning rules?

[Rockets]

I think if it is under 2.5 metres high it is ok - certainly that's what a lot of the garden office companies claim.

[kristymac1]

Yep if under 2.5m (including foundation slab - we dug down) you don't need pp.

[peckhamside]

I think there is something about the floor area versus the total area of your garden plus recent extensions, i.e. you cannot cover the whole space!!

[theboycj]

Thanks all, v useful insight. May consult the council just to be doubly sure

[Friernlocal]

What is allowed under 'permitted development' is all hear.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/permitted-development-rights-for-householders-technical-guidance

It's not only about the height, but also how much of the garden is taken up and if it adjoins a road, p,us many other factors.

[alex_b]

You can apply for a certificate of lawful development ahead of time if you want to be super super sure. If you?re thinking of selling in the near future it might be worthwhile as your buyers solicitors will probably ask for that or for you to buy insurance to cover the risk of it not being lawful.

[Penguin68]

I believe that it also shouldn't be 'habitable' (in the sense that someone could move in and live there).

[alex_b]

Penguin68 Wrote:

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> I believe that it also shouldn't be 'habitable'

> (in the sense that someone could move in and live

> there).

Essentially no bathroom and no kitchen.

[jason_best]

I'm just going through this at the moment. Permitted Development (i.e. not needing planning permission) only applies to houses. I have the ground floor flat, and despite owning the freehold, I still need planning permission.

This website was really helpful.. https://www.planningportal.co.uk

[theboycj]

Brilliant thank you, this is v helpful