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I'd like to replace an existing big shed but move it closer to the boundary and change the orientation so long side is along the back fence.
can I build right up against the fenceline if under 2.5m?
also neighbour has a side alley and a small window there. at some point before we bought they'e cut the tips off the for hedge on my land, presumably for light (plus moved the fence a foot onto my land)
is there any problem with removing the hedge and whacking a 2.5m tall shed there?
Ask the neighbours first. "Our 2.5m shed will give you much privacy than that hedge" sounds much better than "we're going to block all your light"
Unless the neighbours start complaining, the council aren’t going to give a shit.
So agree it with your neighbours and crack on.
Thats what I’ve done anyway.
[s]Unless the neighbours[/s] even if the neighbours start complaining, the council aren’t going to give a shit.
... in my experience
No problems at all removing the hedge and building a shed there. You'll be limited to 2.5m high as you say, unless you want to apply for planning permission. If it is wood then the max floor area is 15m2, or 30m2 if non combustible. You can go bigger but then you need building regs sign off. As Neal hints at you can flout all these rules and the council are pretty toothless unless you go way over the top.
tbh he is an old guy, I imagine he'd have a moan. the fact he has cut the hedge down and moved the fenceline whilst we waited for probate to go through makes me think he will be a pita.
15m2 isn' actually that big, reckon the current shed is much bigger than that. I was hoping for about garage size. half for storage and half for a summer room
so that means I'll have to use brick?
Well if he’s put the fence up on your land, it’s your fence now. Take it down... 😉
Pretty sure that if it is within 1 m of the boundary it has to be made of non combustible material when I looked into putting up a concrete sectional workshop a couple of years ago.
15m2 is the internal floor area. Add a bit to push limits and you'll have a decent size shed. If you want to go bigger officially then it'll need to be block/brick or you need to get building regs sign off (money and hassle). I highly doubt the council will do anything if you do flout the rules. They're remit for enforcement is quite slack. That said if the neighbour does get stuck it it'll add complications.
how about if you build it as two separate sheds? so one storage and one summer house...I was only planning on building one big one as I thought it would be easier to do
They'd need to be detached to be separate buildings. I have heard of detached buildings built an inch or two apart to stretch the rules. I don't think there is an official definition of detached.
Bit more here
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/info/200130/common_projects/43/outbuildings/2
I have heard of detached buildings built an inch or two apart
Pretty much any modern housing estate, you have to stand in a very specific place to see that they are detached. Trying to get massive great houses onto tiny little plots.
Thanks nickjb.
Passat chassis and an RS4 engine?
Oh....
Wrong shed......