Hello everyone, just wondering if I could get some clarification on the platform/loft issue. I'e built a hut of less than 30sqm but I have a mezzanine which is equal to half the floor space at ground level. Am I still exempt from getting planning permission?
Thank you
Depends. Have a poke online at what floor space is in planning law. That space which is low-ceiling and would cause you to bang your head is not floor space. It is "space" not "floor space". In your case.... If the mezz-to-ceiling height is the height of floor space (I think this is 1.9m) then it counts as floorspace. If this is your case then you have a 45m2 cabin. If the mezz-to-ceiling height is under this height (so, say, 1.5m) it can be said to be a sleeping platform and it can be no more than 8m2. If yours is 15m2 then it breaches the guidance / definition. Yes, it is also defined as no more than 50% of the room it is in but the 8m2 should, really, be the guidance. I am just about to update on my project (30m2 + 8m2 + storage + window seats).