Advice needed about planning and containers

[Rob D]

Does anyone know any good resources for looking at having containers on your land?

 

I rent an area and have the council coming round this week and have 2x old freezer bodies I use to dry wood.

 

They are tucked away and out of visible sight.

 

Just wondering how I stand legally - i.e. am I allowed them or is it one of those grey areas....

 

 

 

 

[Marko]

I had a little skirmish with the council about 1 x 20ft container. I said it was a temporary structure but they said I needed to apply to see if I needed planning permission.

 

I said that until they could point at the rule book which said I definitely did need planning permission I was doing nothing. I complained to my Councillor suggesting the approach by the planning officer was tantamount to extortion and it all went quiet.

 

What did come to light though was that it if there was any services to it (electric and/or water) I would have had to apply.

[Ty Unnos]

I think this will be covered by permitted development:

 

The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995

 

And I think it will be part 4:

 

PART 4 TEMPORARY BUILDINGS AND USES

Class A

A. Permitted development

 

The provision on land of buildings, moveable structures, works, plant or machinery required temporarily in connection with and for the duration of operations being or to be carried out on, in, under or over that land or on land adjoining that land.

 

And I think this means that you can put up a temporary building (container) if it is connected to something you are doing on the land as long as you take it down once whatever you are doing on the land stops. There is a catch that if what you are doing on the land requires planning permisson then you must have it before you can put up the temporary building.

 

So the real question is what are you doing on the land and do you have / need planning permisson to do it.

 

If you are OK in this regard I think the containers will be OK.

 

BTW I am no expert so could be totally wrong!

[Fencing]

Tough one, glad you've asked this ill be interested in the responses.

 

We get around lots of places and often see the horse field shelters with metal skids on the bottom so you can move them. ive been told this gets round it for these?

[Rob D]

Thanks for the replies.

 

I do have electricity running to it - it is to do with drying wood and storing equipment in.

 

I'll have a look at that link.