Jonathan M

Hi, I'd like to build a large shed / workshop to replace an existing shed. Current shed is 8ft x 6ft and I'd like to go to 16ft x 10ft or something along those lines. I've attached a plan of my plot which is within the red and blue lines, the blue area is the side garden. The second (lower) shed is no longer there. Where I'd like to site the new shed would encroach into the front garden / front elevation. However, you can see I have very little exposure to the road as we are on a corner. I was advised by a trainee planner who came to survey the house when we applied for the Conservatory planning that I would need to submit a "householder application". I can move a little to the right but we have a summerhouse near there now. So for me it is a question of front elevation vs side elevation and what my options are in this garden. I will keep to the other rules such as max height etc. What's people's thoughts please on the best way to approach this? Thanks Jonno

Thank you for all your advice and comments. All the similar houses have the same 'extension' so perhaps it is part of the original build. It looked from the door frame into the extension that the frame was originally from an external doorway so we surmised the extended part was probably added at a later date to all the houses. Perhaps as Ferdinand says, when outside Loos were done away and the extra bit was added. Being ex-council it is not even registered with the land registry (another story) so I cannot track the history of the property. So I've bitten the bullet and gone back to the council to ask what it would take to move this forward. You have pointed me down the right road to understanding why they would not accept my request. Cheers

Thanks for your comments and support. The house was build c 1950 and is an ex-council house. The extension is very old too so will have been added at some stage not long after I would think so presume the council is therefore deeming it part of the original house.

This is for a property in Norfolk, England. To be honest, it hasn't yet been fully rejected but the Council are stating that they cannot issue the certificate as the size is too long and I need to go to the next level of planning (more time and money). The latest comment was: "The measurement on the drawing that measures 4.7m in length, this measurement needs to be 3m to apply for an LDP." Thank you Ian for that link. I've have just found this which I believe definitively answers my question:

Hi, I've submitted a planning request for a lawful certificate to build a conservatory under permitted development to my local Council. The conservatory will be built alongside an existing extension and will not exceed the width of the extension but will protrude beyond the rear elevation by 2.95m so within the limits. However, as it is, in total, 4.7m from the rear wall of the extension it is being rejected as too long and I need to submit the next level of planning. So I can extend up to 3m from the rear elevation of the main house but seemingly not from a recessed extension. It is a semi-detached bungalow. I don't understand the decision but at the point of conceding and just raising the next level request but wanted to check first. Any advice and thanks in advance?