Reply to: Planning permission for decking

[MarillionFan]

Pacharan, if you want to hit someone I don't think you need to worry about planning permission.

[scooby]

Well, quite. It's the summerhouse that's the big ticket item & I don't need permission for that. Just the decking it's going to stand on.

Can always rip it out in the unlikely event that I get found out.

Make the decking 25cm high, not 30. simples.

[Scrag Meister]

Mate you live in the Wild Wild West. Seems to me the rules down here are do what you want and make sure it does not annoy the neighbours...
Talking to my tradesmen the majority of the work they do is under the radar of the muppets from the local planning office.

Went and spoke to a company about demolishing our entire garage and replacing with a new concrete one. He said no need for permission if under 2.5m, no infringement by door on public footpath. and other miscellaneous criteria.

Am having him do the whole lot, so will have his bollocks if there is any comeback from the council.

[pacharan]

Mate you live in the Wild Wild West. Seems to me the rules down here are do what you want and make sure it does not annoy the neighbours...
Talking to my tradesmen the majority of the work they do is under the radar of the muppets from the local planning office.

Well, quite. It's the summerhouse that's the big ticket item & I don't need permission for that. Just the decking it's going to stand on.

Can always rip it out in the unlikely event that I get found out.

[bobspud]

Want to install some raised decking in my garden where I'm going to put a summerhouse.

All well and good I thought. Specced it all up to find that you need planning permission for anything over 1 foot high.

That's full blown planning permission, not building regs. Have to draw up plans and submit them, pay a fee (£150) and then wait months on end for the approval.

This has been the case since 2008.

Fecking Nu Labour

Mate you live in the Wild Wild West. Seems to me the rules down here are do what you want and make sure it does not annoy the neighbours...
Talking to my tradesmen the majority of the work they do is under the radar of the muppets from the local planning office.

[ASB]

Surely you don't need planning permission to go to Bridgwater ?

No, but body armour can be useful.

[Peoplesoft bloke]

Pardon? Wotcha on about?

http://forums.contractoruk.com/gener...annel-7-a.html

[pacharan]

Wouldn't you be better off putting in some soundproofing?

Pardon? Wotcha on about?

[eek]

Wouldn't you be better off putting in some soundproofing?

I think he's aiming to make the house so chavtastic his neighbour moves away.

[Peoplesoft bloke]

Wouldn't you be better off putting in some soundproofing?

[amcdonald]

Surely you don't need planning permission to go to Bridgwater ?

[xoggoth]

Hmmm. Glad I put mine up before 2008. You can't do anything these days without permission, conforming to some 900 page government document or paying for some bloody safety check.

[pacharan]

I thought you only needed planning permission where it is within 6 feet of a neighbour property?

Not according to this

Putting up decking, or other raised platforms, in your garden is permitted development, not needing an application for planning permission, providing:

The decking is no more than 30cm above the ground

Together with other extensions, outbuildings etc, the decking or platforms cover no more than 50 per cent of the garden area.

[Troll]

Since it is not a permanent structure I can't see why PP is involved

[BrilloPad]

I thought you only needed planning permission where it is within 6 feet of a neighbour property?

Though I believe 99% of the sheds in this country are technically flouting planning laws.