Lean-To Planning Permission Advice

ragdale

I'm looking to build a Lean-To at the back of my house but was looking for some information on whether planning permission is required. It will only be a simple construction 2m off the house by around 4m wide. It only needs to be roughly 2.4m high with support posts installed into the ground. I live in a converted barn that has been split into terraced housing but the building is not listed.

What has put me off the idea of not needing planning was that the neighbor had said that planning permission is require to install a garden shed or plant trees which i had remembered reading in the house contract when we'd bought it.

I was wondering if this was something included in most contracts that people usually just ignore or if this was because the building was 1800's construction? I was also wondering whether planning would be required for the lean-to? From what i've researched on the planning portal the construction does not require planning but i've been left unsure. I tried to go to the planning office but they wanted £65 for the pleasure.

Thanks in advance for any help,

Max

EachPenny

ragdale wrote: »

I live in a converted barn that has been split into terraced housing but the building is not listed.

What has put me off the idea of not needing planning was that the neighbor had said that planning permission is require to install a garden shed or plant trees which i had remembered reading in the house contract when we'd bought it.

I was wondering if this was something included in most contracts that people usually just ignore or if this was because the building was 1800's construction?

If the conversion was relatively recent then the most likely scenario is the council have removed permitted development rights as part of the original permission to convert from a barn to residential.

Even if the building is not listed, the council can issue something called an 'Article 4 Direction' which can remove the owner's rights to make changes under permitted development.

This might be mentioned in covenants for the property (in the 'house contract'), but can exist entirely separately.

The first thing you need to do is to find out what covenants apply to your property, and whether an Article 4 direction is in place.

Ignoring covenants can get very expensive. Ignoring conditions on a planning consent or ignoring an Article 4 direction can ultimately lead to a criminal conviction. So you need to know what you can and cannot do before you start work.

Doozergirl

As above, it's very common for barns to have their permitted development rights removed. Councils don't like people extending them at all.

If the conversion is recent then the Planning Approval Notice will be online and any removal of PD rights will be detailed there.

I think you might need to spend that £65.