Shed / summerhouse regs.

[dennis]

I'd like to build a shed / summerhouse at the end of my backgarden.

I plan for it to have foundations and be built of breeze blocks / bricks plus double glass doors.

It would then be clad with reclaimed timber so it looks like a wooden construction.

Does anyone know if I need planning permission or if any

Building regs apply. Or can I just go ahead and do it ?

[v_the_gelfling]

i don't think there are massive rules around this as long as its within a hight limit and square footage and isnt used for sleeping purposes. Quite a few people on my road have concrete foundation summer houses/ offices in their garden and which are of good size. But this is just observation, not fact :-)

[Huggers]

I believe it also has to be at least one meter from any fence.

[Marmora Man]

My understanding is that if it's wood built without foundations it's OK as it is, technically, a temporary structure. A brick built structure with foundations such as you are proposing is subject to more regulation as it is seen as a permanent structure.

[red devil]

http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/permission/commonprojects/outbuildings/