A garden holiday cabin, also known as a storage shed, may refer to a small shed, a garden cabinet, or even a fairly large utility room. Because garden holiday cabins are usually smaller buildings, they do not require a building permit, but notification is necessary. All other structures that do not exceed 70 m2 also do not require a permit.
How many meters from the property line can I place a garden holiday cabin?
When building a garden holiday cabin, the most common place to set the structure is in the corner of the plot. Structures in this position do not take up the central space of the plot, but it should be remembered that the Building Law determines the distance of the object from the property boundary.
In case of single-family development, holiday cabins, storage sheds and other utility buildings up to 6.5 meters in length and up to 3 meters in height may be located directly at the property boundary or at a distance of no less than 1.5 meters from any wall without windows and doors. In practice, this means that a storage shed can adjoin an existing building’s wall.
Do I need to notify the construction of a storage shed?
Ready garden cabins are gaining popularity year after year. The situation with a building permit is clear in this regard — wooden structures and those made of polypropylene not exceeding 70 m2 do not require a permit. However, the law is not as clear when it comes to notifying such an element.
If we attach a ready-made holiday cabin to the definition of a small object used for keeping things clean, a notification will not be necessary. Yet in some cases a storage shed may be treated as unauthorized construction, which would require notification. To avoid unpleasantness, it is worth notifying the construction just in case, especially for masonry structures with permanent foundations.
Do I need to notify the construction of a holiday cabin?
Notifying the construction of a holiday cabin, as with garden houses, is sufficient for buildings over 35 m2 but not exceeding 70 m2. Notifying the construction of a holiday cabin is done at the County Office. When building a holiday cabin under notification, all documents can be prepared by yourself. Necessary will be, among others, a statement of possession of the property to dispose of it for construction purposes.
A holiday cabin built under notification must also meet specific requirements. It must be a standalone building and a ground-floor building. The holiday cabin must also fall into the category of individual recreation buildings, i.e., buildings intended for periodic leisure.
Do I need to notify the construction of a garden holiday cabin without a Local Spatial Development Plan?
In a holiday cabin, a key issue is the Local Spatial Development Plan, which regulates all matters related to planned construction. For a plot where no Local Spatial Development Plan has been adopted, it is necessary to independently obtain a decision on the conditions of development.Although the formalities related to building a holiday cabin do not take long, the lack of development conditions entails more visits to the office and additional applications.
