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The way I see it is that there are too many laws a...

2010-02-06T01:42:27.318Z

The way I see it is that there are too many laws and regs. Its our garden and our land so why don't they just leave us alone. Please Brown, Drown..

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My garden runs only at the side of my property, i....

2009-01-03T22:30:00.000Z

My garden runs only at the side of my property, i.e between the house and the highway, with no back or front aspect. It is totally enclosed by a 3.5 - 4 metre high wall. The wording re 'No outbuildings forward of the prnciple elevation fronting a highway' begs the following questions.a) Does that apply, as the proposed summerhouse will be nearer the road than our house as ALL of our garden is? And if so does that mean we wouldn't be allowed any new garden buildings under the new rules? b) What does 'fronting' really mean? Our proposed summerhouse won't be fronting the highway as such as it will be totally obscured/concealed by the 4m wall. Or doesn't that make any difference? Many thanks Wendy

Hi Alex,

The way we see it the changes to t...

2008-09-17T17:23:00.000+01:00

Hi Alex,

The way we see it the changes to the order are bad news for our business. Most of our customers do not have the luxury of huge gardens and seek to squeeze a log cabin between boundaries or at least put the cabin near a boundary so there is a bit of lawn left for a game of football. The new rules particularly "2.5 metres high must be 2 metres from a boundary" means that I suspect 95% of our customers will need planning permission unless they stick the cabin smack bang in the middle of the garden. The extra costs of getting drawings submitted and planning fees is likely to seriously reduce customer enquiries. So as far as relaxing planning rules goes I'm far from relaxed! and have already sent a letter outlining my concerns to Hazel Blears whose name is on the revised order. The only slight relief coming from north of the border is that these proposals only affect England but as a nationwide installer with regular installations in England it really isnt much of a relief.

Keep up the good work. Its always a good read.

Regards

Fraser
Cabin Living

No, I don't know how this affects you (I should sa...

2008-09-16T09:26:00.000+01:00

No, I don't know how this affects you (I should say 'us' as I live in one too). I think it's always best to check because officers are very touchy when it comes to conservation areas. But my feeling is that since they're relaxing these rules, then there might well be a knock-on effect.

Any ideas what this means to people who live in co...

2008-09-16T09:18:00.000+01:00