You will also need planning permission assuming the shed is within the one metre rule if any part is higher than 14 metres or if the eaves height is greater than 3 metres.
Shed against boundary wall.
Your shed side wall is only 600mm from the boundary and your shed is 7m long on that boundary.
If closer and higher you will need to apply for planning permission.
A garden wall where the wall is astride the boundary line or butts up against it and is used to separate the properties but is not part of any building.
He is not leaving any room for the guttering which will overhang onto our side as the garage base is only big enough to fit the garage on.
A wall not being part of a building which stands on lands of different owners and is used or constructed to be used for separating such adjoining lands.
I essence you would only be allowed another 2m and anything over that would require a town planning application.
For details of how the party wall act affects building work in general have a look at this page.
Normally if your council allows building on the boundary the wall must be fire rated.
Ebygum1 mar 17 7 13pm.
It should not exceed 2 5 metres in height.
Eezy1 mar 17 6 21pm.
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Our neighbour wants to put up a garage right next to our boundary wall and has already laid the base up to it.
Ivy and some other creepers can present problems if they have taken a strong hold on a wall.
I m looking to build a largeish shed workshop somewhere between 10 x8 to 12 x10 but due to the size of the garden ie not very big and the slope of the garden putting it 1m away.
Copy no you can t a shed that is exempt from having a permit has to be it s height away from the boundary.
Boundary walls are referred to in the act as party fence walls.
X1 copy you can put a garden shed against the boundy fence they do not need a permit.
The shed should be at least one metre from the boundary.
Garden law is for general information only and does not constitute professional advice.
So back to the question of how close can you build a shed to boundary totally different regulations for front boundaries and corner blocks.
Hi folks reading the planning portal website thingy i see sheds outbuildings made of combustible materials aka wood shouldn t be within 1m of the boundary.
The definition set out for a party fence wall is.