Garage or Workshop/Shed that can be moved

gazfocus

Now, this might sound completely bonkers and may not even be doable but thought I'd post to get peoples thoughts.

We have a house that we rent out and we're going to move back into it when the current tenants leave so starting the process of thinking about things we'd need/want to do when we move back.

One of the main things is we'd need some form of workshop/garage/garden office as I do a fair amount of work from home.

Anyway, we have a patch of land at the side of the house (approx 6m x 12m) that forms part of our garden but it's separate from the rest of the garden. There's an easement on the land so we are not allowed to build anything on the land (i.e. a permanent garage, etc).

So, this got me thinking about whether there's a way of building a garden office/workshop on some sort of frame that could then be moved should the utility company need to access the easement.

Any ideas or thoughts or any experience from anyone that's done similar?

casper_gutman

Like a shepherd hut? I'm not really familiar with them, but they seem to be suitable for moving at least short distances. I'm not sure whether this would really solve your legal issues with the easement though. You'd have to look at the details of what the restriction says.

gazfocus

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81879991#Comment_81879991

the restriction on the deeds just says that I can’t put a permanent fixture on the easement. I can’t recall the exact wording but will dig it out. The land is next to our driveway (which doesn’t have an easement) so my thinking was that it could be moved to the driveway if access was needed. May well be a pie in the sky idea that’s simply unrealistic but thought I’d ask haha.

Section62

There's an easement on the land so we are not allowed to build anything on the land (i.e. a permanent garage, etc).

So, this got me thinking about whether there's a way of building a garden office/workshop on some sort of frame that could then be moved should the utility company need to access the easement.

Which utility?

Feasibility will depend on the degree of mobility required - which will depend on various things including what the easement says.

If the utility company needs urgent access then even something which can be moved relatively easily might be a problem as the utility company probably wouldn't want to take the risk of moving it themselves if, for example, you've gone on holiday when they need access.

gazfocus

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81880037#Comment_81880037

Water but can't recall if it's just sewage. My intention would be to get details from the water co of where the pipes lie and avoid that area altogether but I'm also aware that just because the pipes might be in a 1m stretch of grass, doesn't mean they won't need access to the rest of the land for their machinery etc.

We've owned the house for 12 years and the previous owner owned it for 14 years and there's never been a need for access to date but obviously the older the pipes become, the more problematic they may be.