Planning Permission.
Everything about permitted development, planning rules and regulations.
UK permitted development, simplified.
Our full editorial planning guide — with the permitted development diagram, typical garden layouts, planning journey timeline and installation map.
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Do Garden Rooms Need Planning Permission?
For the vast majority of UK homeowners, a garden room is permitted development — no planning application required.
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Permitted Development Explained
The legal framework that lets most UK homeowners build a garden room without applying to their council.
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Garden Rooms and Listed Buildings
Extra consents required when your home is listed — and how we handle them for you.
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Garden Rooms in Conservation Areas
Additional restrictions on materials, height and visibility — and how we design around them.
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Garden Room Height Rules Under Permitted Development
2.5 m within 2 m of a boundary — what that actually means in practice, and how we design tall roofs that stay compliant.
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Boundary Rules for Garden Rooms
How close to the fence can you build, and why the 2 m boundary line matters for the whole design.
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