Planning Issues

New Forest Timber Solutions has identified the main criteria and issues surrounding planning for our products and your projects. We also have valuable skills provided by our Architect, Surveyor and Planning Consultant.

“Permitted Developments” that do not usually require planning permission include outbuildings. Outbuildings can cover; sheds, garages, greenhouses, accommodation for pets and domestic animals, summer houses, swimming pools, ponds, sauna cabins and enclosures

You will need to apply for planning permission if any of the following cases apply on the land around your house.

More than half the area of land around the "original house" would be covered by additions or other buildings.
The building or structure is not to be used for domestic purposes and is to be used instead, for example, for parking a commercial vehicle, running a business or for storing goods in connection with a business.
You want to put up a building or structure which would be nearer to any highway than the nearest part of the "original house", unless there would be at least 20 metres between the new building and any highway. The term "highway" includes public roads, footpaths, bridleways and byways.
You want to put up a building or structure which is more than 3 metres high, or more than 4 metres high if it has a ridged roof. (Measure from the highest ground next to it.)
If your house is a listed building, and you want to put up a building or structure with a volume of more than 10 cubic metres.
If you live in a Conservation Area, a National Park, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, or the Broads, and you want to put up a building or structure with a volume of more than 10 cubic metres (though it might be allowable as an extension)

New Forest Timber Solutions has identified the main criteria and issues surrounding planning for our products and your projects. We also have valuable skills provided by our Architect, Surveyor and Planning Consultant. “Permitted Developments” that do not usually require planning permission include outbuildings. Outbuildings can cover; sheds, garages, greenhouses, accommodation for pets and domestic animals, summer houses, swimming pools, ponds, sauna cabins and enclosures
You will need to apply for planning permission if any of the following cases apply on the land around your house. More than half the area of land around the "original house" would be covered by additions or other buildings. The building or structure is not to be used for domestic purposes and is to be used instead, for example, for parking a commercial vehicle, running a business or for storing goods in connection with a business. You want to put up a building or structure which would be nearer to any highway than the nearest part of the "original house", unless there would be at least 20 metres between the new building and any highway. The term "highway" includes public roads, footpaths, bridleways and byways. You want to put up a building or structure which is more than 3 metres high, or more than 4 metres high if it has a ridged roof. (Measure from the highest ground next to it.) If your house is a listed building, and you want to put up a building or structure with a volume of more than 10 cubic metres. If you live in a Conservation Area, a National Park, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, or the Broads, and you want to put up a building or structure with a volume of more than 10 cubic metres (though it might be allowable as an extension)	Contact New Forest Timber Solutions for help and advice with planning applications for your hardwood building.
The term "original house" means the house as it was first built or as it stood on 1 July 1948 (if it was built before that date). Although you may not have built an extension to the house, a previous owner may have done so. NB: in all cases, if your new building would have a volume over 10 cubic metres, and come within 5 metres of the house, it would be treated as an extension. Also, if your new extension would bring some existing garden building within 5 metres of the (extended) house, that existing building's volume could be deducted from your overall volume entitlement for the house, as if it were another extension. For guidance on calculating the volume of a building or extension, please refer to the link below; http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/england/genpub/en/1115311947796.html If the floor area of the building is between 15 square metres and 30 square metres, you will not normally be required to apply for building regulations approval providing that the building is either at least one metre from any boundary or it is constructed of substantially non-combustible materials. In both cases, building regulations do not apply ONLY if the building does not contain any sleeping accommodation. DISCLAIMER The above information should only be used as a guideline. Please ask us to assess your project individually to help a smooth completion.

You will need to apply for planning permission if any of the following cases apply on the land around your house.