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Building in the garden

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CeeCee123 · 05/01/2017 20:56

Hi,
At the end of our garden we have an enormous (approx 4.5m x 5m), very dilapidated double garage. It leaks, has an earth floor, and generally is quite ramshackle). I don't think it can be fixed up to be habitable, or at least, I think it would cost so much that we may as well start again.

I'm torn between getting a contractor to build a new building with the same footprint, which would give us quite a big structure and we could divide up into storage and perhaps a little gym area. The other option would be to get a garden room from one of the millions of garden room companies on the web, but I'm not sure if we'd get as much flexibility as having a contractor do it.

Has anyone ever done a project like this, and has anyone got any idea how much it would cost? Also, has anyone ever tried applying to get a building with plumbing built in their garden? I understand that this requires additional planning permission.

TIA

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johnd2 · 09/01/2017 18:00

I don't think the plumbing would need planning permission, it's sleeping accommodation that would make the difference. Loads of people have a tap (and electrics) in a garage or workshop built under permitted development.

littlejoshua · 09/01/2017 19:29

best thing to do is contact your local councils planning department, they'll be able to tell you what planning if any you need.

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