Planning Permission for Garage
If you would like to build a garage, you need to ensure that it meets the rules which govern outbuildings. If your proposed plans fail to meet the criteria, you will need to pursue planning permission for a garage.
Do I need planning permission for garage?
A garage is considered to be an outbuilding. As long as its purpose is incidental to the dwelling, it may be built under permitted development rights. This means that planning permission for a garage is not required.
Nevertheless, if you build without planning permission for a garage, you must ensure that the development complies with the conditions set out in the regulations. These stipulate that a garage must:
- Be single storey
- Not sit forward of the principal elevation
- Have eaves no higher than 2.5 metres, with a maximum overall height of three metres, or four metres for a dual pitched roof
- Cover no more than half the land surrounding the original house
Planning permission for garage application
To ensure your garage is lawful, you need to ask a legal expert to review the plans for your proposed development.
Our solicitors specialise in planning law will be able to advise whether or not the proposed garage adheres to the regulations. If not, we can help you adapt the plans so that you do not have to pursue planning permission for a garage. Alternatively, if the development is already underway or you do not wish to make any changes, we can help you with a planning permission garage application.
Planning permission garage – expert legal help
To speak to a solicitor about planning permission, do not hesitate to contact us on 01634 811 118 or complete our online enquiry form.