Most Garden Studios under 2.5 Metres high do not need ‘Planning Permission’

Garden Rooms, Studios and designs we offer are considered to be ‘Permitted Development’ and do NOT require Planning Permission if:

• The building is to be placed less than 2.0m from the boundary of the property the maximum overall height should not exceed 2.5m from existing ground level
• It has an internal floor area of less than 30m²

If you do comply with the above criteria, Garden Studios up to an internal floor area of 30 square metres are generally exempt from planning and building regulations (Except when the structure is to be used for sleeping accommodation).

However you would need to apply for planning permission if:

• Your Garden Studio/ Garden Room stands forward of the principal elevation of your house, fronting the highway?
• Your Garden Studio/Garden Room along with other buildings and additions, occupy more than half the area of land around the original house? (When it was first built or as it stood on 1st July 1948)
• Your Garden Studio/ Garden Room is erected on land designated as a National Park, Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Conservation Area, World Heritage Site or similar
• Your Garden Studio/ Garden Room will be located within the curtilage of a listed building?
• Your Garden Studio/ Garden Room is over 30m² in size