Planning Permission

The majority of garden buildings we produce will not require planning permission, but it is always sensible to check if you are in any doubt.

The need to apply for planning permission is not just dependent upon the size or height of your garden building, but also where it is to be placed in your garden in relation to your house and boundary and whether your property is listed or in a designated protected area.

Please have a look at our Planning Questions Guide to find out whether your project needs any permissions or go to the following government planning portal:

http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/permission/commonprojects/outbuildings/

Burtenshaw Garden Buildings accept no liability for ensuring compliance with any specific planning requirements.

Delivery

Burtenshaw Garden Buildings deliver free of charge within an approximate range of of 25 miles radius from Tonbridge (TN9). Please contact us to confirm whether you are within our free delivery area. We are happy to deliver outside this area but have to charge accordingly.

(NB. Our greenhouse agents deliver throughout most of the UK).

Our vans need to park as close as possible to the delivery site. If you have any local parking restrictions please would you ensure that you have the correct permits/tickets available for our delivery team.

If your order is a flat packed delivery, we will usually stack/lay the building at your nearest point of access.

Basework & Installation

Your installation site should be at least 8” (200mm) away from obstacles, such as fences/walls/hedges etc. This makes allowance for the roof overhang and gives our team space to work.

All garden buildings must be installed onto a firm, level and square base to ensure their stability and the correct operation of doors and opening windows. Suitable bases are concrete, slabs and solid platforms, and in the case of greenhouses, a prefabricated aluminium base on a concrete and/or brick plinth.

You can prepare the site yourself - please refer to our basework recommendations or call us for guidance. Or we offer a complete installation service, including dismantling and removing your old building, groundwork, basework, new building installation.

Please ask for a free quotation.

Access 

Good, clear access to your site is important, enabling our drivers to carry the panels without height restrictions, around awkward bends, over walls/fences/hedges etc, or over buildings such as garages. It can be very frustrating for everyone if our team turn up to find they cannot get the panels of your building to the installation site and you may incur an additional handling charge.

It is your responsibility to inform us of any access problems - we offer a free site survey if you are in any doubt and buildings can be made in smaller sections if necessary.