Planning permission checker
Choose where your shed, cabin, summerhouse or garden sauna will stand. England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland each have their own rules for outbuildings.
- England Class E
- Near the boundary
- height up to 2.5 m within 2 m E.1(e)(ii)
- Highest
- 4 m height E.1(e)(i)
- Building rules
- exempt up to 30 m², with conditions Schedule 2, Class 6, para 1
- Wales Class E
- Near the boundary
- height up to 2.5 m within 2 m E.1(f)
- Highest
- 4 m height E.1(e)(i)
- Building rules
- exempt up to 30 m², with conditions Schedule 2, Class 6, para 1
- Scotland Class 3A
- Near the boundary
- height up to 2.5 m within 1 m 3A(2)(e)
- Highest
- 4 m height 3A(2)(d)
- Building rules
- no building warrant needed up to 30 m², with conditions Schedule 3, type 4
- Northern Ireland Class D
- Near the boundary
- eaves up to 2.5 m within 2 m D.1(d)
- Highest
- 4 m height D.1(c)
- Building rules
- exempt up to 30 m², with conditions Schedule 2, Class 7(a)
Each checker tests the national rules for your building and names the paragraph for every result. It is not legal advice: councils can remove permitted development rights for an area or a house.