Do I Need Planning Permission to Sleep in a Summerhouse?

2 February 2023 - Joanna Hazelton
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This does depend… Are you planning on using your summerhouse as a bolt hole to sleep in occasionally? Where friends and family can crash out after an evening of overindulgence? A space for your teenagers’ not-so-quiet friends to sleep over – a welcome distance from the house? Or, most importantly, somewhere to banish your snoring […]

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How to Protect the Inside Walls and Floor of a Summerhouse/Garden Room

1 February 2023 - Joanna Hazelton
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You’ve looked long and hard and found your dream summerhouse, the perfect bolt hole for your garden. You’ve spent time and taken great care to treat its timbers to give it as long a life as possible to guarantee you years of pleasure – and plenty of much welcome me-time! Now it’s time to turn […]

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What Can You Use Your Summerhouse For?

26 January 2023 - Joanna Hazelton
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* Check out all our summerhouse offers * Not only a fantastic place to escape to on a summer’s afternoon with the latest blockbuster and a flask of tea, the additional living space a summerhouse gives you opens up a world of possibilities of what you can do in your garden! Needing a bit of […]

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Do I Need Planning Permission for a Summerhouse or Garden Room?

24 January 2023 - Joanna Hazelton
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Don’t be daunted by the thought of Planning Permission when considering a summerhouse in your garden. Most garden rooms and summerhouses do not need Planning Permission. They are classed as an outbuilding on your property. These are permitted developments and do not require an application for planning permission as long as all the conditions listed […]

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