Garden office
A garden office is an office in a garden. This is usually separate to a house, being used as a dedicated office space by a professional homeworker or by a home-based business. In the UK, planning permission is not normally needed for a garden office if you are only using it as a home study and if it is similar in size and construction to a garden shed. A garden office used as a home study does not need planning permission as long as it is not more than 4 metres tall for a pitched roof, at least 2 metres from the property line and does not cover more than half of the garden area. If you are running a business from your garden office it will need planning permission regardless of its size or position within the garden. This is because working at home, in the garden, can cause a problem for neighbours. The cost will depend upon the facilities and will be between £5,000 and £60,000.[1] Internet and telephone connections may be required and this can perhaps be achieved by use of a wireless network based in the main building.[2]
Famous users
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See also
References
- ^ "Garden Room details". www.henleyoffices.com. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ a b Anna Wright, Making it Work from Home
3. Typical Garden Office Specification
External links
- Increasing numbers are owning and working in sheds, BBC News
- The Planning Portal is the UK Government's online planning and building regulations resource for England and Wales. The link shows a multi-screen, detailed guide for whether or not outbuildings require planning permission in England, UK.