Garden Office Planning Permission

[Griffo]

I am hoping to build a garden office. The only problem is that planning permission is required where the office "would be nearer to any highway than the nearest part of the original house (unless there is 20m between the building and the highway)" ie where the office is positioned between the house and the highway and the office is within

20m of the highway.

The problem is that there is a footpath that runs behind the house. The footpath is less than 20m from the proposed site for the office and so it seems to me that I would need planning permission.

Am I right?

[Frank Erskine]

What's a "garden office"?

[Andy Hall]

An office in the garden - i.e. a small, normally detached building usually used as a home office.

[Jon]

[e-mail] declared for all the world to hear...

It's an office, right? Which is in your garden, right? Hence the name "office garden".

[Griffo]

I am hoping to build a garden office. The only problem is that planning permission is required where the office "would be nearer to any highway than the nearest part of the original house (unless there is 20m between the building and the highway)" ie where the office is positioned between the house and the highway and the office is within

20m of the highway.

The problem is that there is a footpath that runs behind the house. The footpath is less than 20m from the proposed site for the office and so it seems to me that I would need planning permission.

Am I right?

[Griffo]

Thanks, that clears it up!

[Broadback]

Are you in a hurry? If not wait for the new "easy" planning permission laws.

[Owain]

IANAL but I don't think a "footpath" counts as a "highway".

Owain

[Tony Bryer]

They are likely to affect extensions, but I would be less sure about detached buildings. In this context is a public footpath a highway?

[The Natural Philosopher]

Or even 'garden office'

Surely an office garden is a garden in, or used for, an office.

Whereas a garden office is an office used in, or by, a garden..

[dennis]

A site office is where you plan the work and take tea breaks. So a garden office must be where you plan the garden and take tea breaks.

I'm just about to build one for my daughter to use... I am thinking about gluing polystyrene sheet between two sheets of WBP to make the walls and floor (DIY SIPS). Anyone done similar? Which glue is best?

[The Natural Philosopher]

PVA works, but water based contact is better.

[manatbandq]

It's sound like it's at the back of the house, the average footpath user probably doesn't have a clue what it is (it's a gerden shed to them) or what the planning rules are, just build it.

MBQ

[Dave Fawthrop]

|!> Whereas a garden office is an office used in, or by, a garden.. |! |!A site office is where you plan the work and take tea breaks. |!So a garden office must be where you plan the garden and take tea breaks.

That is a Potting Shed which in my area does not need Planning Permission.

[David Hansen]

On 23 May 2007 07:45:43 -0700 someone who may be " [e-mail]" wrote this:-

Indeed. Build it now before John Prescott's lot start using satellites to spot new bits and so increase the poll tax.

[Dave Fawthrop]

|!Indeed. Build it now before John Prescott's lot start using |!satellites to spot new bits and so increase the poll tax.

Which is totally false. Keep Up at the back there.

[David Hansen]

On Wed, 23 May 2007 16:46:11 +0100 someone who may be Dave Fawthrop wrote this:-

Time will tell whether it is totally false or not.

[John Rumm]

Already happens in some countries - there is even software available that will do the looking for you.

[David Hansen]

On Thu, 24 May 2007 06:12:04 +0100 someone who may be John Rumm wrote this:-

Indeed and ISTR that John Prescott's lot were discussing things with the sellers of such software.

[Dave Fawthrop]

|!On Wed, 23 May 2007 16:46:11 +0100 someone who may be Dave Fawthrop |! wrote this:- |! |!>|!Indeed. Build it now before John Prescott's lot start using |!>|!satellites to spot new bits and so increase the poll tax. |!>

|!>Which is totally false.

Keep Up at the back there.

|!Time will tell whether it is totally false or not.

John Prescott no longer has ministerial responsibilities. Poll Tax is long gone and had nothing to do with buildings.

***Keep up at the back there****