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Can you build a house in your garden without planning permission?

You'll need planning permission if: Your garden building is going to be more than one storey or have eaves higher than 2.5 metres. The overall height is going to be more than 4 metres for a dual-pitched roof. The overall height is going to be more than 3 metres for other roof types.

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What you’re wanting to build in your garden is a key aspect in determining whether or not you’ll need planning permission. However, the size of whatever you’re planning to build will have the biggest impact.

Permitted Development Rights — when you don’t need planning permission

According to the UK government, a building or enclosure that is being built within the curtilage of a house that is ‘incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse’ is a Class E building. A Class E building does not require planning permission if it, and other existing buildings, do not cover more than 50 per cent of the total curtilage of the house. They also cannot be built in front of the principal elevation of the house — so no building out on your front garden!

You’ll need planning permission if:

Your garden building is going to be more than one storey or have eaves higher than 2.5 metres. The overall height is going to be more than 4 metres for a dual-pitched roof. The overall height is going to be more than 3 metres for other roof types. The overall height is going to be more than 2.5 metres if the building is within 2 metres of the boundary of the curtilage (borders or fences) of your home. The building will take up more than 50 per cent of all land outside the house. This includes your current garden buildings — if your shed takes up 20 per cent of the land outside your house and you want to build a log cabin that will take up 35 per cent of the land, you’d need planning permission as combined, they take up 55 per cent of the land. You want a veranda, balcony, or raised platform as part of the building.

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If your residence is a listed building, you’ll need planning permission regardless.

You won’t need planning permission if:

If you’re building a shed or summer house that doesn’t extend further than the dimensions above, you should be good to go without planning permission in terms of dimensions and space requirements and regulations. The vast majority of log cabins, garden sheds, and summer houses will class as Class E buildings and not need planning permission in this case. However, that’s not the only factor that can impact the need for planning permission…

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