Well I had a bit of a heart-stopper. Chatting to a friend about my studio project, he mentioned the standard height limit of 2.5 metres for garden sheds. At 4am in the morning I thought I’d better check the wording on the council’s website. 

I’d been working under the assumption that the “BOUNDARY OF THE CURTILAGE OF THE DWELLINGHOUSE” referred to the land around the house itself. Not so, it seems, and my plan for a 3 metre roof was shot to pieces. 

Thankfully, Alex at Hanson’s was able to adjust the eaves height and change the roof pitch from 19 to 10 degrees, bringing the overall height under the permitted 2.5 metres without changing the footprint. So on we go.