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1. I was thinking when I was editing that I could have maybe explained what I would do now a bit better:
   When I was thinking about my foundations and weighing up a concrete slab vs piers and joists I thought that the slab had to be above the highest ground level which would have made the whole slab so thick it would have cost far too much as concrete companies price in £ per m3.
   So while I did create a retaining wall of sorts (I filled in between the block piers at the back) to hold back the earth, it never occurred to me waterproof the retaining wall and then have a concrete slab at a lower level which would have meant:
   1) I could have built to a lower overall height and still had a great ceiling height (mine is about 2.4m)
   2) There would be no gap at the front or sides
   There were other reasons why I didn't go for concrete: clay soil, hiring a company, tree roots, problem with planning (officers didn't like that concrete would interfere with a tree with a TPO) etc.
   As for the height of my building, back left ground level to top of the front fascia: 2.9m – so within my 3m planning 🙂

2. Thanks for this, these rules have confused me a lot! A question for you: If you are building a garden room which is 15sqm (due to it sitting on a boundary) is the sqm taken from the floor or the roof? The rules say occupied space- is this on the floor or ground? I'm wondering how much of a canopy I can build on top of the room!? Many thanks

3. Cool vid👍great help!

4. How do I build a shed under $500?

5. Hi. Could you have made your building out of block or brick construction without pp ? And, the 2.5 m max height within 2 metres of a boundary, is that also if within 2 metres of the house itself ? Thanks.

6. Just wanted to add that in Scotland the height you are allowed to build within 1m of a neighbour is 2.5m but is measured from the lowest point adjacent to the garden room which is quite restricting!

7. Brilliant guide. Thanks buddy.

8. Did I miss this in another video, but the maximum height is 3m for a mono pitch roof. The eaves must be 2.5m, which begs the question what is the height of the eaves at the wall where the roof is 3m high?

9. Hi in regards to where you measure the height from. My house sits about 1m above my garden. And then the rest of the garden is all one level from there. My garden is 8m long up to the existing garage. I plan on knocking the garage down and then putting new outbuilding there. Now do i have to measure from where my outbuilding will start or can i measure from the height of where i step out of my house thanks

10. Is the ground level on the outer boundary count?

11. I watched this but honestly just build it as you want, after 4 years you’re good 👍🏼

12. How about building under caravan act where maximum internal ceiling height is 3 metre doesnt this allow for any roof height so long as internal room dimension is not over 3 metres re: you could peak roof at 4 metre thereby allowing for warm roof insulation above 3 metre internal I would like your comments

13. Another informative video, I'm building a 30sqm (just over 7×4 garden room which will be close to boundary fence so I know it's going to be less than 2.5m, I'm going to clad the 3 sided with box profile as nobody will ever see it, I'm thinking of doing a concrete base but struggling to find how deep it should be, if you know could you let know please. Sorry if I've missed a video you've already done ha.

14. HI Ali, unless you can find the reference you made in this video I think they have changes the rules on the height being measured from the highest adjacent land. I've just tried to find that clause and I can't.

15. hi Ali, great video as always. I am building my garden room as per the method shown at 4:17. This was not intended to push the limits of permitted dev, it's just the way my garden is and I had to build the shed on and infant of retaining walls. I am however thinking of using this rule to swap from cold to warm roof, but have a question. The rear retaining wall extends beyond the width of the shed and the shed is pushed against the wall. I wondered if you need to build part of the wall to the side as well is the shed is in a recess?

16. Excellent video series, Ali. I was wondering how you would keep the structure waterproof if building on top of (or touching) the retaining wall? Would you take the slab DPM up the inside of the retaining wall and up behind the breathable membrane on the outside of the frame?

17. For a log cabin building on a steep slope.
    On the upper side of the slope what if the roof of the building extends out over the retaining wall, and has support pillars that rest on the retaining wall, but the actual wall of the building doesn't touch the retaining wall at all. (It is a location for keeping firewood outside and dry under the extended roof section)
    Where do you measure from and to for the max height of the building now?
    (I'm hoping that it is from the top of the wall to the apex of the roof. The wall is only 50cm tall)

18. Hi Ali,
    Need your advice. My garden house sits on top of Paving slabs which are 10cm high from the grass level and on top of that I added concrete blocks as my foundation which gives 15cm-20cm gap under the base (due to uneven floor), i then gave the eaves height of 2.5 from the highest point of the ground to the top of the roof and then the highest point of the roof is 2.9m. It looks taller than my neighbours brick built garden house and so he has complained to the council. I need to know if I am ok and within limits? as I am thinking of dropping height from back to front out of paranoia. Thanks buddy!

19. Thx Ali… Well explained and I like your videos alot, keep it up, the army of DIY maters are growing 🙂

20. I am
    Confused but I know the permitted dev is based on cat e buildings separate to the property. No bigger than 2.5m no more than 15m2 plus if your back garden is elevated like mine it’s the place you build from. Can’t exceed 2.5m height. Now I am confused on a mono is it the lower side that can’t exceed the 2.5m because my mono will be at 2010mm before the slope leaning space to apply osb and rubber roof so no we’re near the 2.5m mark. 440mm left to place roof. So my head is still a little confused I am sure I am over thinking it.

21. Hi Ali,

    Hope you are well. I absolutely love your videos. Next year, I hopefully will have a garden room built. I am going to have it built within the 2 metres boundary, brick and block work and concrete slab, to maximise the ceiling height. All utilities, which will be a man cave, utility room, toilet shower and also shed/store area. I am looking to go 2.5, however I might apply for planning and go a bit higher possibly 2.8m. The things is my garden steps down, of where I was to put my garden room which will be situated at the bottom of my garden. For eg. You come out of my patio doors onto my patio, approximately 6 steps down to the grass area, and then you again step down of where I will have the garden room. The thing is I want my garden room to be level with the grass area when I open up the bifold doors and walk straight onto the grass. The drop is approximately 20vm with I will need to bring it up to level with the grass. Where would I measure the building from? And are there any opportunity for to gain more height without go for planning.

    Many thanks Ric

22. My house sits on land that’s lower than my garden, I have patio then raised wall with about 30m2 all of it raised about 50cm can I build from that land up to the 2.5m as it’s the highest point in the garden.

23. This has really helped, thanks!

24. Hi Ali, For the Ground level measurement rule does this apply to Wales also?

25. At the start you say its 2.5 from the front ,then at the end you say its 2.5 from back ??

26. so the 2.5 m height is from the lowest wall ??

27. I’m building very similar summer house what joist size is recommend

28. Spot on video thanks for sharing. Just what I needed

29. whoops sorry I nodded off

30. Stumbled upon this, great information.

31. See the back of the building was 2.5 but the front looks higher. To allow a run for the rain water

32. Ali wish i had seen this great video before i figured it out. I am building a Man shed on sloping ground and it is the same as one of your examples using the rear wall as a retaining wall and this gives me a 200 mm safety margin on my sloping roof so I am well happy I did it the right way. 🙂

33. I just built mine without all of this. Right up to boundary on one side and about 1100mm from the other. About 2.9 m high. Built on raised , filled in, hollow blocks. Put a DPM over the damp soil and dressed the gap at the front with stacked old stocks , with a few gaps for vent. It had plent round the other three sides though. Been up ten years, no complaints.

34. Just found your Channel – very clear videos.

35. I also consider rats when thinking off the level of a shed / garden room. A 5cm gap under a shed makes an excellent spot of a nest. A bit if digging and the piles of soil are touching the underside. 15cm high is far less appealing for a furry friend.

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