Log Cabin Planning Permission - Ken's Yard Building Supplies
| Welcome to the Ken's Yard help section on everything you
need to need to know about being able to construct a log cabin in
your own back garden. There is a plethora of information available out there on the
web but here at Ken's
Yard we have done the hard work for you and sifted through all
of the jargon and simplified it down to create a no-nonsense, easy
to understand set of guidelines so that you don't have to waste any
more time worrying about it or researching the topic further. The first thing to know is that the majority of log cabin
installations will not require any planning
permission. However, listed below is a checklist which will help
you to determine if planning permission is indeed necessary. The second thing that is important to know is that these log
cabins are outbuildings and as a result come under
the classification of 'Permitted Development' and as mentioned
previously, these types of buildings do not usually require
permission. There is also an excellent flash
animation that explains all of this with minimal reading. | 
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Log Cabin Planning Permission Checklist
To make things clear, you will require planning
permission if any of the following statements
apply to your situation:
- more than half of the area of land around your home will be
covered by the log cabin
- the log cabin will not be used for domestic purposes and will
actually be used for commercial reasons. This could mean using the
cabin for parking a commercial vehicle in, running a business or
even storing goods that are in connection with a business
- the log cabin will be closer to the nearest highway than the
nearest part of your house, unless the highway is more than 20
metres away from where the cabin will be situated. The term highway
here applies to public roads, footpaths, bridleways and byways
- if the cabin is more than 3 metres tall or 4 metres if it has a
ridged roof. Measure this from the highest ground next to it
- if you live in a Conservation Area, National Park, an Area of
Outstanding Natural Beauty or the Broads and the log cabin has a
volume greater than 10 cubic metres, although this may be permitted
if classed as an extension.
In all cases, if the log cabin has a volume
greater than 10 cubic metres and comes within 5 metres of the
house, it will be treated as an extension. Furthermore, if the
cabin, now classed as an extension, brings some other, existing
garden building within 5 metres of the now extended house, that
extended building's volume can be deducted from the overall volume
entitlement of your house, as if it were another extension.
Click here for help on calculating
the volume of a building or extension.
Please note that local planning conditions may prevail so it is
always best to contact your local planning office for
clarification.
If the log cabin you are thinking of has an area greater than 30
square metres then you may require building regulations approval -
see below.
Building Regulations
If you want to put up a small, detached building in your garden,
such as a log cabin, then building regulations will not usually be
applicable if the floor are of the log cabin is is less that 15
square metres.
However, if the floor area is between 15 and 30 square metres
you will also not normally be required to apply for building
regualtions approval providing that the cabin will be more than 1
metre from any boundary or it is comprised of substantially
non-combustible materials.
In either case, building regulations do not apply
only if the log cabin does not contain any
sleeping accommodation.