Having being struck by thieves and having an expensive Motorbike ive decided to put a concrete garage at the side of my house.

Does anyone know the planning law. Would i need planning permission. The garage is less than 50% the size of the land around the house and its only a single story?

Help would be appreciated.

Thanks.

if your garage is going to be detached you don't need planning permission but need planning consent in other words send in simple plan to council size etc . once you get that you can go ahead and build without the need for local building inspectors to come down

That reply is wrong you do need a building inspector to come out due to damp course air vents etc..

You would need to speak to building control at the council, for several reasons.

Firstly, they will be able to tell you, from the details on your project, whether planning permission would be needed.

If you don't ask, you can bet your life that the council will see their backside over it, and start making problems for you, insisting you should have done this, or should have done that, and may ultimately make you apply retrospectively for planning permission, which they could of course, kick out on principle and make you pull it down.

The safest bet is to toe the line, sadly.

Just call the planning office and speak with them, it's not going to cost you any money.

I thought the simple rules were something like:
- if it's a permanent structure (e.g. not a shed)
and/or
- roof line change
and/or
- the structure is closer to the pavement/road than any of the other existing structure
and/or
- more than a 20% volume increase to the existing property

if any of the above are true it's going to hit planning. If not then it may just be building control required.

put your money were your mouth is? why would you need vents on a detached garage? YOU DO NOT NEED A BUILDING INSPECTOR IF YOU ARE BUILDING A DETACHED GARAGE IF IT ISNT ATTACHED YOU DO IDO THIS FOR A LIVING

You'll need to get permission from Dave Whelan.

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Pemps can you not open that thread what mr halifax put on so we can have some fun with him?

Only if your going to build it the day before he builds his.

Can I be the first to congratulate Wigan Athletic on staying up.

I realise this is likely to be moved or deleted but I think we need to start building bridges.

Dave Whelan made the effort this week in supporting our game against Saints being played at home. I think it only right we should recognise the football teams efforts in avoiding relegation.

Ps I am an Everton fan!