by eljaybee »
Wed Jan 21, 2009 12:56 pm
Jay,
It may be as it's detached provided that it still meets the requirements as detailed in Schedule 2 of the Building Regs (for England and Wales) for an exempt small building.
Schedule 2 - exempt buildings and works states -
Class VI
Small detached buildings
1. A detached single storey building having a flor area which does not exceed 30m2, which contains no sleeping accommodation and is a building -
a. no point of which is less than one metre from the boundary of its curtilage; or
b. which is constructed substantially of non-combustible material.
2. A detached building designed and intended to shelter people from the effects of nuclear, chemical or convential weapons, and not used for any other purpose, if -
a. its floor area does not exceed 30m2; and
b. the excavation for the building is no closer to any exposed part of another building or structure than a distance equal to the depth of the excavations plus one metre.
3. A detached building, having a floor area which does not exceed 15m2, which contains no sleeping accommodation.
Hope that this helps but I would still advise writing to your local building control office so you get a written response off them