Planning Permissions For Garden Buildings

If you intend to decorate your garden or increase its functionality by constructing various types of garden buildings like log cabins, garage, summerhouses, playhouses, swimming pools, sauna cabins, kennels or other enclosed structures, you must acquire a planning permission first. These permissions are important for garden buildings if they do not meet certain specifications set aside for them.

Garden buildings are of course legal, if they meet the rules and regulations or such outhouse constructions. Therefore, before you start constructing any garden buildings, make sure that you DO go through your plans and then match them with the rules and regulations. If they do not meet the required specifications then you need to opt for a garden buildings permission from the relevant authorities for your construction.

Among the basic rules that you have to abide to in order to get permission for garden buildings is that the constructions, like garages or other such garden buildings and structures, has to be of a single storied structure with a maximum height of four meters for buildings with dual pitched roof, and three meters for other types of roofs. You cannot have verandas, balconies or raised platforms in such buildings. This is a very important aspect that you must keep in mind while constructing any garden buildings, because if they do have any of the above, then they will be termed as illegal constructions.

In certain areas, like near national parks or other such designated sites, you may require a planning permission for your garden buildings even if they meet all the necessary requirements. Building garden pools or sauna cabins require planning permissions as well since improper construction of these buildings can cause problems to the neighborhood. Your swimming pool or sauna cabin may cause problems to your neighbors, thus before you construct them, you are required to attain the necessary permission from authorities.

Areas near world heritage sites or other areas of natural beauty, have imposed special limitations on garden buildings. You will have to abide by the rules if you fall under the jurisdiction of such areas. However, if the floor area of our building that you have constructed in the garden is less than 15 square meters then you do not require obtaining any permission since the rules and regulations for building construction will not apply in such cases.

You also do not require any planning permission if the building constructed has a floor area of more than 15 square meters but less than 30 square meters and if the building is constructed using non-combustible material and maintains one-meter distance from all types of boundaries. You must ensure that all your garden buildings have the necessary construction permission or meets the rules and regulations for such constructions.

Garden Buildings - Log Cabins

You can decorate your gardens with not only flowers and other design structures, but can also use a log cabin to enhance the beauty and functionality of your garden. These log cabins increase the functionality of your garden and you can utilize these cabins for various purposes. They are the perfect garden buildings that give your garden space a plethora of uses. There are various types of such cabins available depending on the functionality and thickness of log. These cabins can convert into summerhouses, offices, garages, workshops, or funhouses depending on how you wish to utilize them.

You can choose your cabin log thickness from the 28mm, 44mm or the 70mm group depending on your budget and purpose. The 28mm log thickness log cabins are the cheapest in the market and you can reposition the windows and doors according to your preference. These work best as workshops or funhouses. Decorate this cabin log for kids with toys and other fun stuff and let them go wild on an imaginative journey in this place.

The 44 mm thickness cabins can act both as your garage and as workshop in your garden. The 70 mm log cabins are more sophisticated and have wonderful designs in comparison to the other cabins that are available for you. You can convert them into summerhouses or a place for indoor garden party. However, these are more expensive than the smaller 28 and 44 mm cabins. No matter the size, garden buildings are useful and practical.

Log cabin summerhouses are garden buildings that I often refer to as designer touches for your garden since they boost its aesthetics. You could spend your romantic moments or lonely afternoons in these wonderful garden buildings. They are easy to construct and take up little space in your garden. If there is a space constraint then you can opt for the smaller and easier to construct garden buildings for your children in the garden.

Playhouses are wonderful for your children, since they keep them engaged, while ensuring that they are safe and secure as they are enjoying themselves. You have various options of decorating these playhouses for your children and thus engage their unlimited energy towards creativity.

Garden offices are great options to impress your clients or for you to be able to complete your work in peace and solitude. Log cabins can act as offices if properly constructed with all the basic amenities of a private office chamber. You can have skylights to ensure that during day you get ample sunlight to complete your work. These log cabins are wonderful options as garden buildings that provide you with the opportunity of utilizing the space in your garden while making it look good.