Has anyone done this for a wooden shed in their front garden?
According to planning laws any out building at the front of the house would require planning
My street doesn't have a road running in front of it, just a small private lane, I have an elevated hardstand at the front of the house (we live on the downwards slope of a mountain) for parking, then about 5 foot lower than that (and closer to the house) I've got an 11ft X 9ft concrete slab I want to put a she'd on.
Didn't realise I couldn't just build at the front of the house.
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That would remove my option of just build it without telling them though
A neighbour has a prefab shed on his drive a d also a large playhouse in his front garden
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Looking at that, it would suggest I'm OK as it states "past the front elevation of house that faces on to a road". There is no road, that is about 20ft higher than my garden
If it helps me avoid planning permission yes it is
That's all true it seems unless it's in front of your house, which makes sense for a row of houses with small front gardens that have a road next to it, but my house is in a street of 6 houses in a private lane (it's not posh at all just the way the Council have avoided maintaining our lane).
Also the closest road is 20ft higher than the front of my house, and about 20ft away in distance too.
I will contact the council and be vague about where I live, or even use a similar local street as an example rather than my actual address.
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I think you probably do need PP for a shed to the front of the house, I do seem to remember seeing it mentioned.
But: moving a shed is no real effort, so where's the big risk?
The kicker for me is that I've done a lot of work on the front this summer purely to have this slab poured to put a shed on (for motorbike storage/workshop). Never considered a planning issue given neighbours outbuildings.
If it's a no go then I'd have nowhere useful to move the shed to, and an 11ft slab with no use
"A friend" did build his porch without planning about 5 years ago and got away with it though
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Unless you have been asked specifically by your local authority to submit a planning application, do nothing. Once the structure has been in place for 3 years it is presumed to have permission.
If you have been asked to submit the application look at any and all planning applications on your street (available online) and use any similar approved applications to make your case in a statement that can accompany the application along with the drawings.