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We're looking at buying a house this year and one of the requirements is that there is somewhere to store and fiddle with bikes. Of course a number of places have garages and if the place is big enough I have permission to convert a 2nd reception room.
However the other option is a proper workshop type shed. Any recommendations? How big will I need for up to 6 bikes. Is there any planning permission issues with outbuildings like this?
have a look on planning portal, thinks it's about 6m long, 2.4m high
14ftx10ft is a nice size, a shed is a temporary building, so I don't think need planning permission
Build one out of blocks, and build it with security in mind. I'm stupid, and I can break into a shed very quickly and with little noise. If I can, anyone can.
Or look for a house with a decent cellar which would make a good workshop, store and home bar 🙂
This may help, 3.5m x 2.5m shed. 2 bikes on brackets on the walls. 2 bikes on the floor, work bench. This leaves enough space to hang a bike from the ceiling and work all round it.
If you are looking at 6 bikes you will need a bigger shed than this.
Take a look at log cabins, they are far more secure than a shed, thick section timber, double glazed and real locks.
I was told, admittedly while back, as long as the shed was a meter away from your boundaries, you could build whatever size you liked (single story). No idea how true this is now.
z1ppy, usually a maximum percentage coverage, of the land area applies as well
Are you is Scotland or England (or indeed anywhere else south), rules vary. I built a log cabin/ garden office/ gym/ bike hut/ hunting lodge/wendy house (what ever you want to call it) in my garden (Scotland) last yr, 4.2m x 3.75m, all insulated and double glazed - and had to get planning permission and a building warrant due to the fact that I live in a subdivided property - hence no permitted development rights. There are also requirements that the cabin/shed must be a given distance from your property/ any neighbouring property/ public fotpath or road and must be less than a given percentage of the garden area.
Yon need to call your local planning office and ask them - then get it in writing that no building warrant or planning permission is required.
Re planning permission, like ac505 says, best to contact your local Council department. In England and Wales it /may/ be permitted development (i.e. doesn't need permission) provided it is located more than 5m from the house, but no closer to the highway / any pubic RoW than the house, takes up less than 50% of your garden space and is less than 3m high (4m ridge of roof). But if it's to be located within 5m of the house, it counts as an extension, in which case it /may/ be permitted if small enough but it depends on what you are planning.