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Garden screens can be 2m tall, or 1m next to a road, and trellis on top counts. The permitted development rules, high hedge law and what lasts.

A golf simulator garden room needs 2.74m of ceiling. Permitted development gives 2.5m near a boundary. Here is the height maths and three ways round it.

Garden room electrics are a new circuit, so Part P makes them notifiable. And from 15 October 2026 only BS 7671 Amendment 4 certificates count.

The best garden room companies in the UK compared on what you can verify: how long each has traded, and structural guarantees running from 10 to 25 years.

Garden saunas explained: when planning permission applies, the 15 and 30 square metre building regs exemption, and why the electrics are notifiable.

Garden room planning permission usually turns on one number: 2.5m total height within 2m of a boundary. The full Class E checklist, plus 2026 fees.

Landscaping around a garden room, done right: the 30cm decking limit, the 50% rule your build already ate into, plus paths, planting and privacy.

A garden room business is fine until clients start visiting. That is when planning, business rates, licensing and insurance rules all change.

A garden room annexe can house a relative or guest, but planning, building regs and council tax rules differ from a garden office. Here is how it works.