Lean to storage garage/shed to side of property

[zeroid]

Greetings everyone ?.  I've always found the forum here very useful for searching around but never needed to register until now!

 

So... I'm looking to make use of the space alongside my house for shed-like storage without spending a lot of money.  This is driven by intentions to get the driveway done properly, but not all the way down the side of the house, hence at minimum I would move the gates forward to just behind the small window (porch toilet) and spend money on new driveway forward of this point.  I'm looking at options for the space between the two windows which is nicely within the 15sqm allowed under permitted development:

 

 

   

 

Typically garages / carports get built here but I don't want a fully fledged garage (I think) because:

 

- Requires proper foundations for the walls and slab floor (I assume)

- I'd prefer transparent/translucent roof for maximum natural light

- To match the roof profile of the porch (seems to be the done thing these days with garages) would require building forward of the principal elevation (porch was added to original house) and so requires planning permission, and therefore more cost / time.

 

That said I would prefer the front to look smart / like a garage door if possible.  Unlike a carport I want secure doors to the front and rear so I'm imagining some kind of lean to but I do feel timber construction like a shed would look a little shabby.  I see a lot of PVC-clad construction attached to houses which can look smarter... I also want the building to be watertight but allow "walk through" access to the rear garden with the front and back doors open.  I believe such constructions can sometimes be referred to as a covered way/yard...

 

So initially looking for ideas and some advice with how to engage with builders etc... this kind of job is well beneath the builders I used for my rear extension, maybe more suited to garden landscaper / fencing / driveway types?  Or should I be thinking about finding someone to draw something up with a view to getting a certificate of lawful development first?

 

Some photos of things I've seen around or online... this one is notable as I think the gate doors look smart whilst not being a typical up and over garage door (funnily enough there is no actual garage or building behind these doors, just the old drive way so its just a smart facade of a sort):

 

 

A proper garage door hiding a covered carport... Looks quite "DIY" and a little dated?

 

 

Here's a reasonably smart and secure gate, but don't really like the gap between that and the roof which is little more than a basic car port:

 

I'm grateful for any and all replies and ideas and/or links to other threads of interest.  "lean to" can actually be quite hard to search in forums! 

 

 

 

[Big Jimbo]

In my opinion the only things that look good in those pictures are the properly built ones, that are designed to look like they are part of the original house. Sorry but that lean to looks hideous. If you are working on a tight budget, Put a simple pair of wooden doors and frame across the driveway. Have them opening out into the drive, and behind them put a simple cheap shed. You might be able to get One off freecycle etc. From the road you will only be able to see the smart new wooden gates.

[zeroid]

Thanks, have considered that idea as the bare minimum, though a shed will be "in the way" of garden access unless its very narrow, vs being able to walk through the whole covered space.

 

The pictures were more "how can I do it better" rather than wanting to copy per se. 

 

Assume you would feel these look similarly bad ?