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thanks guys as for use, larger one is intended to be a garden office/gym the other one as a utility / craft room (because the planners turned us down we have to lose the one we have to do anything useful internally in the house. So both ‘incidental usage’. And totally parasitic on the house

Thanks guys on the Caravan Act and building point. That’s (as we are advised by a planning barrister...) the whole issue. Because they are not buildings they do not need require planning. I challenged and challenged that premise and he is adamant. the recommendation is to apply to the council (not planning) to get them to accept what we are proposing is not a building and so not bound by planning. I am so annoyed with the council I don’t want to give them a penny or have them darken our threshold ever again... The structure on the chassis would be timber /SIPs Effectively you’re putting together a remarkably sturdy raft and building on that. It’s just that the raft is capable of being lifted with the timber on top of it.... let me have a read of Crofter’s blog. Will also go digging on the chassis (though do find that the main supplier (in Yorkshire) is very very poor at responding (I’ve tried). So anyone who has better Google fu than I will be bought at least a virtual beer....

Hello i am joining after two years of dealing with utter intransigence and delays from my local authority (SE based) and the Inspectorate, who have, after almost a year of doing nothing, decided to turn down both our appeals for an extension, whilst telling us it looks great and would be fantastic, but computer says no. So go away. PD doesn’t work either and green belt/AONB. Judicial review won’t get us anywhere either. Catharsis over. What we now have to do is be creative (which costs more naturally). So we are now at Caravan Act compliant structures - definitely not buildings. Two to start with - one 7.5 x 3.9m and one roughly 5 x 3.6m - And are trying to find someone who can a) design and provide to a standard a timber frame or SIPS manufacturer is happy to cut from but most importantly to design a suitable chassis (probably chunky timber or steel) so that we can demonstrate caravan act compliance to our already awkward council. Which will include doing the structural calcs to demonstrate it won’t collapse like a soggy packet of cornflakes if it were, theoretically, to be lifted... any pointers welcomed !! (Then I have a bare shell refurb to deal with ) thanks for reading.