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How high can a wooden construction be in a back garden without planning permission?
I want to build a wooden lean-to against my back wall but don't want to go through planning permission. I've heard about a 3 meter limit but would like to know for sure. (Building in the UK)
Public Comments
- Check with the municipal by laws office.
- Geeeze, duhh in US you would call your city inspection dept. annomusly ask abt the regs in your area see if you need a permit rely on your local ordinances and no one else out side of the jurisdiction where you live. do it wrong and they could cite you and or make you tear it down yu sound like a naughty neighbor, so watch out someone will get pissed and report you.
- You definitely need to check with your local authorities for your specific location. You say "against my back wall" which I suspect will not be allowed. If you mean the house, it might be considered a fire hazard. If you mean the fence, there is probably a set-back requirement. In our area, if set-back is met and the square footage is met, there is no specific height requirement (my neighbors built an ugly "storage shed" 20 feet high after I bought this house, totally blocking the sunset view I had. It has never been painted and seems to be used primarily for children to throw things out of the window on the second floor into their own yard and sometimes mine. They did not need a permit for it; I checked when it started going up. Depending on what the lean-to is for, if you cannot do it as originally planned, you might put up an interior chain-link fence and later cover it with a removable but secure cover. That is not technically a building, especially if you make it like a dog kennel and it has no floor. For some weather-proofing, add slats to the chain link and hang heavy mill plastic on the inside; not a building, but servicable for many things. Good luck.
