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# Shed planning checker
- URL: https://gardenuplift.com/tools/shed-planning-checker/
- Published: 2026-09-19T17:22:59.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-19T19:29:00.000Z
- Description: Find out which planning checks apply to your shed in England. Start with five basics, then fill in the details.
- Author: Kieran Simpson
- Tags: Buildings, #garden-managed, #project-shed, #stage-plan, #tool

Planning tools

# Shed planning checker

Find out which planning checks apply to your shed in England. Start with five basics, then fill in the details.

1. [Decide](https://gardenuplift.com/projects/replace-or-add-a-shed/#decide)
2. [Plan](https://gardenuplift.com/projects/replace-or-add-a-shed/#plan)
3. [Budget](https://gardenuplift.com/projects/replace-or-add-a-shed/#budget)
4. [Buy](https://gardenuplift.com/projects/replace-or-add-a-shed/#buy)
5. [Own](https://gardenuplift.com/projects/replace-or-add-a-shed/#own)

Start with the basics, then open each section to complete the checks. Leave an answer as “Not sure” if you need to find it out; it will appear in your next steps.

Start with these five

NationEnglandWalesScotlandNorthern IrelandProperty typeNot sureHouseFlat or maisonetteOtherPosition relative to the principal elevationNot sureBehindTo the sideAny part forward of the principal elevationNearest boundary distance (m)Overall height above adjacent ground (m)

Your property and its restrictions

Confirmed the house was NOT created under excluded conversion/new-dwelling permitted-development rights?Not sureYesNoIs the shed within the curtilage of a listed building?Not sureYesNoAny Article 4 direction, planning condition or other restriction on these rights?Not sureYesNoDesignated landNot sureNoneConservation areaNational Park, National Landscape, Broads or World Heritage SiteProtected land: combined ground coverage over 20 m from every house wall (m²)

The building and how you will use it

Will the building be detached from the house?Not sureYesNoIs the use incidental to enjoyment of the house, rather than primary living accommodation or a separate use?Not sureYesNoOnly one storey?Not sureYesNoAny sleeping accommodation?Not sureYesNoAny veranda or balcony?Not sureYesNoRoof typeNot sureDual-pitched or hippedOtherEaves height (m)Highest platform above ground (m)Combined coverage excluding original house (%)

Building regulations

Internal floor area for building regulations (m²)Construction materialNot sureTimber / combustibleSubstantially non-combustible

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## How it works

Rules reviewed against the linked official guidance on 19 September 2026\. “Original house” means as first built, or as it stood on 1 July 1948 if older. Count later extensions and existing outbuildings in coverage. Height uses the highest ground immediately adjacent to the structure. Exactly 2 m is screened conservatively under the lower height limit. This is a preparation aid, not permission, a lawful development certificate or a legal decision. Check other consents, boundary rights and electrical requirements separately.

## Worked example

Illustration: an eligible house with no restrictions, a detached single-storey storage shed behind the house, 1 m from a boundary and 2.4 m high can fall within the screened limits if every other condition is satisfied. An unknown property restriction requires further checks.

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## Sources and method

- [Planning Portal: outbuildings planning permission](https://www.planningportal.co.uk/permission/common-projects/outbuildings/planning-permission/?ref=gardenuplift.com) · checked 2026-09-19
- [Government householder technical guidance: Class E](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/permitted-development-rights-for-householders-technical-guidance/permitted-development-rights-for-householders-technical-guidance?ref=gardenuplift.com#class-e-buildings-etc) · checked 2026-09-19
- [Planning Portal: outbuilding building regulations](https://www.planningportal.co.uk/permission/common-projects/outbuildings/is-building-regulations-approval-needed-for-an-outbuilding/?ref=gardenuplift.com) · checked 2026-09-19

## Keep the project moving

[Return to your shed project](https://gardenuplift.com/projects/replace-or-add-a-shed/)