Wooden Building In My Own Woodland

[Freddytwoshoes]

I have recently separated 2acres of part woodland from my house, which is also in its own 2 acres of gardens/woodland.  I have spent every weekend and occasional week days in this small compact building.......I am now selling the house.......can I continue to live in my single storey compact wooden building which has all the facilities i.e:  shower /toilet, bedroom, lounge, kitchen (mains water, power by generator, log burner supplying hot water and radiators). And own main entrance from country lane ( wooden building not visible from any direction)

[Buenchico]

The building will not have required planning permission for its original use as long as it met with the requirements for 'permitted developments' of 'outbuildings':
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/permission/common-projects/outbuildings/planning-permission

However your proposal to now live in the building constitutes a 'change of use', from an 'outbuilding' to a Class C3(a) 'dwellinghouse' and, as such, would require planning permission:
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/permission/common-projects/change-of-use/use-classes

Further, Building Regulations would need to be taken into account as well:
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/applications/building-control-applications/building-control/approved-documents

 

[Peter Pedant]

rather  obviously no -  you have indulged in every  country man's dream. Build an annex at the bottom of the garden, live in  it and  hey presto - one building is now two !

Builder may give practical  advice

Paul McCartney - they made  him  pull hispalatial wooden  but down.

https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/macca-will-bulldoze-house-to-save-cabin-7193205.html

oh look it was 2012

 

[The Builder]

Even if you designated the shack as a 'granny annex' to the main house, it would still be considered as an outbuilding.

That means that its use is incidental to the main house. i.e it's seen as a part of the house.

Since 2015, Class Q of planning law has allowed conversion of agricultural buildings, but they must be agricultural. That wouldn't apply in your case Freddy.

Planners accept Class Q because it's Law. What they hate most of all is setting precedent unless dictated by Law that lets them off the hook.

I can't stress enough that what you need is a 'Planning Consultant.'  Under present law, I would guess the best they could achieve for you would be allowing the building to remain as an outbuilding. To establish separate dwelling status would be a long hard, tortuous and expensive procedure with no promises.

[Peter Pedant]

thx build-y for coming in on Cue - some common sense.

 

[Peter Pedant]

To establish separate dwelling status would be a long hard, tortuous and expensive procedure with no promises.

actually I didnt want to say - MI5 may be listening- my cousin tried this - with obvious results - he will probably have to pull it down, but death intervened ( oh lardy da etc.