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  • Started 12 years ago by cb
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  1. cb
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    Garden sheds have been discussed on here before, usual with regards to break ins or lack of planning consent.

    I'm planning on getting something; current thoughts being one of these:

    http://www.trimetals.co.uk/bicycle-storage.php

    More expensive than a wooden shed, but I don't really trust the security of a wooden shed.

    I'm actually planning to keep my two frequently used bikes in the house and store a 3rd one in the shed alongside a lawnmower and other odds and ends.

    Anyone got/seen one of these bike stores? Or would you recommend something else?

    Anyone know what, if any, planning rules there are for this kind of thing?

    (Must refer back to the latest AtoB which had a metal bike store review).

    Posted 12 years ago #

  2. Morningsider
    Member

    cb - re planning. It all depends on where you live and where you want to put the shed. A few things to bear in mind:

    You live in a listed building: Speak to the planning department, you will probably need planning permission.

    You live in a conservation area: If the shed has a footprint greater than four square metres, then speak to the planning department as you may need permission.

    You want to put it in your front garden. Will the shed protrude beyond the front of your house or be less than 20 metres from the road? If so, then speak to the planning department as you may need permission.

    None of the above reply: You probably don't need permission as the shed is considered to be a "permitted development", i.e. it is allowed without the express grant of planning permission.

    The above is the "official" position. Lots of people put up sheds which probably require permission without getting it and are never taken to task. Generally, you would have to be shopped by a neighbour or live in a particularly conspicuous place to be caught out.

    I think Roibeard has one of these sheds.

    Posted 12 years ago #

  3. cb
    Member

    Thanks Morningsider, I think that none of those apply to me apart from being within 20m of the road.

    I couldn't find a reference anywhere to that particular rule. Would you be able to point in me in the right direction?

    Posted 12 years ago #

  4. Roibeard
    Member

    @cb - Morningsider is correct, so if you want a viewing, PM me...

    Robert

    Posted 12 years ago #

  5. Morningsider
    Member

    cb - I've got to hold my hands up and say that I made a mistake regarding the 20 metres thing - that provision was repealed in November last year. That will teach me to write something off the top of my head so I can get to the pub.

    Anyway, the advice above all still stands - but if you want to put the shed in your front garden and it protrudes beyond any part of the front of your house then speak to the planning department. If you want chapter and verse then permitted development rights are established through the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Order 1992, which was substantially amended by The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2011. The provisions of the 2011 Order came into force on 21 November 2011.

    Posted 12 years ago #

  6. Greenroofer
    Member

    There's always this:
    http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2009/09/16092848/2

    I think that this says that if it's been around for four years and no action is taken, then it's too late for action to be taken. Morningsider might care to comment.

    Not, of course, that I could condone erecting anything that might contravene planning regulations and then just hoping that nobody notices for long enough that it's too late to do anything about it.

    Posted 12 years ago #

  7. cb
    Member

    Thanks everyone for sharing the shed-knowledge.

    Posted 12 years ago #

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