Do You Need Planning Consent To Build a Garden Shed
Article by John Heatley
There are building codes that apply to building your own garden shed even although you may not require building consent. This article describes what you should consider before you start building your ideal shed.
Firstly, even if you do not require a building permit for your garden shed, you must still comply with building codes in your area. If you build a shed without compying with building codes then you will, of course, need to get retrospective planning permission. This situation might arise for example when your neighbors complain to the local planning inspector that you have built your shed too close to their boundaries, or you have exceeded the permitted roof height. If you are selling your house in the future, the importance of having complied with building codes, or needed to have obtained consent may affect the sale. The first thing prospective buyers will do when they see your shed in the back yard is to check whether it was built within the local bylaws.
Secondly, the prescriptive building codes spell out exactly how something has to be constructed even although you may not need a permit to build . Building codes are necessary to maintain standard procedures to comply with building practices as well as protecting public health, safety and general welfare. Building a shed may not be as important as building a house, but it still needs to comply with building standards.
Buying garden shed plans from a reputable business on the internet can make the building you shed much easier. This is because downloaded plans already comply with building codes as well as providing detailed woodworking instructions. Architects blueprints may only be a schematic diagram with of-the-shelf specifications you may not understand, and do not usually include instructions about how to build your shed. Downloaded plans are detailed and easy to follow so that anybody can build a garden shed to the highest standard. The plans and instructions can, in fact, be a building training course.
One of the best parts of deciding to build your garden shed is that downloaded plans only cost between and . They form a tiny fraction of the cost of your shed. You can get several hundred plans to choose from in the one download. You get to choose the best plan to suit your circumstances and design. You even get material lists down to the size of nails you need.
In summary, constructing a garden sheds may not require a permit to build but will need to be built to local building codes. Check with your local Building Inspector to make sure if building consent is required or not. Even if you do not require building consent, you will need to comply with the exemption conditions, and the building must be constructed according to building codes of practice. Downloading plans on the internet will give you the best choice of plans, and provide you with the easiest method of construction. It will also be a great woodworking training course.
About the Author
John has had years of experience building indoor and outdoor furniture and has built his own garden shed workshop. For more information about using woodworking tools, plus hundreds of indoor and outdoor woodworking plans with instructions visit http:www.Plansforgardensheds.org/
