• It does not overlook the road or footpath

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• Less than 2m from the boundary of your property, with a maximum eave height of 2.5m
• At least 5m from the house (or less than 10m3 in area)
• It is not at the front or side of your house
• It does not overlook eu phone numbers the road or footpath
• The footprint does not exceed 50% of the total garden space
• The maximum floor area is 15m2
• If it is more than 20m from your property, it is no more than 10m2 in area
• It is not subject to specific planning restrictions relating to your property or the area where you live.



What is "permitted development"?
This term is used to describe guidance from the government's Upgrading, Housing and Communities Department, which allows householders to improve and extend their properties without applying for planning permission. When you are planning a summer house project, you need to look at the rules for Class E buildings. This includes buildings that are not attached to a house and are built for the occupants' "personal enjoyment". Such buildings should be non-domestic and therefore cannot include sleeping facilities.

To meet the description of a Class E building, the summer house should not be larger than 50% of the property's curtilage area (ie the total area within your boundaries, including gardens). If you have an older property that has been extended, this only includes the area of ​​the original building in July 1948.

To comply with the guidelines, your summerhouse cannot be built in front of your house (ie closer to the boundary than the main elevation) or to the side, and must not overlook a road or footpath. It must be single storey in height, with no balcony or veranda (but you can place it on a garden deck up to 0.3m high).