Are you considering a new way of working and think that installing an office in the garden might be a suitable option for you? If so, read on, you might just find another reason to take the plunge in 2018.
Ditch the commute, gain time: If you usually drive over 30mins to work you’ve already gained an hour of time each day by switching to a mere stroll down to your office in the garden. That’s a 5 hour gain each and every week. If making the switch permanently this equates to 260 hours of increased productivity a year. Equivalent to 32.5 full (8 hour) days…. let that sink in for a moment…. 32.5 days a year! This is a golden opportunity to claw back more of your essential time to ensure you’re optimally maximising your diary and your efficiency.
Focus on quality: It’s often true that reducing distractions and placing a greater emphasis on a dedicated workspace can provide you with the opportunity to think clearly and work to your highest potential. Of course, it’s a well-known trait of authors and artists to take themselves off to a quiet haven in which to work; the same is true for a plethora of other professionals. Perhaps you need a dedicated office to enable you to get your next project off the ground/write the article you’ve been sitting on for months, draw up a session plan for your healing workshop or prepare that paperwork for your legal case. Whatever you do, if you’re creative and/or need to use your brain to create work which requires peace and quiet, an office in the garden could be the most appropriate solution for you.
Inspired, healthy environments = increased productivity: There have been papers written for eons by environmental psychologists confirming that our environment is absolutely crucial to our productivity. Most commonly termed as ‘Sick Building Syndrome‘ this is a condition affecting office workers, typically marked by headaches and respiratory problems, attributed to unhealthy or stressful factors in the working environment such as poor ventilation. If you’re working from an office in the garden, you are by very definition submerging yourself into your garden and more often than not in a timber-framed building (check that it’s not built with SIPs panels/filled with polurethane) which have been proven to promote greater health benefits than any other building style! Of course, an office in the garden is a micro-eco-building.
Other factors can also come into play such as:
Potential increase to your property value
Easier to manage your work/life balance – you’ll be near by in case of family emergencies/to manage the school run
Beneficial to your pets. Pop back to walk the dog/feed your goldfish at lunch time rather than wait until the end of the working day
Reduced heating costs – you needn’t heat the whole house if you’re just occupying an office in the garden
If you have any specific questions about how we could assist you with the creation of your dream office in the garden, please do call us on 0161 222 3350 or email info@rotunda.co.uk.
We are always on hand to run through the specification, timescales and build options with you. 2018 is your year, go for it!
It’s no secret that we believe curves and circular environments are hard-wired into our DNA. Not only is this a powerfully visceral and instinctive feeling generated when you spend time in and around curved architecture but this also makes sense on a multitude of practical, holistic and metaphysical levels. The below article by Eric Jaffe explains that there is now more evidence then ever in design circles (no pun intended!) to support our theory that perhaps our sub-conscious actually really prefers curvy buildings.
This below article found on www.fastcodesign.com is a wonderful read by Eric Jaffe – who explains his theory as to why our brains prefer curvy architecture.
“When the great architect Philip Johnson first visited the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, designed by Frank Gehry, he started to cry. “Architecture is not about words. It’s about tears,” Johnson reportedly said. Something about the museum’s majestic curves moved him at an emotional level. Many others must get a similar feeling, because the building is usually ranked among the most important in modern times.
Whether or not Johnson and Gehry realized it, the Bilbao and its swirling façade tapped into a primal human emotional network. Time and again, when people are asked to choose between an object that’s linear and one that’s curved, they prefer the latter. That goes for watches with circular faces, letters rendered in a curly font, couches with smooth cushions–even dental floss with round packaging.
Recently neuroscientists have shown that this affection for curves isn’t just a matter of personal taste; it’s hard-wired into the brain. Working in tandem with designers in Europe, a research team led by psychologist Oshin Vartanian of the University of Toronto at Scarborough compiled 200 images of interior architecture. Some of the rooms had a round style like this:
Others had a rectilinear form, like this:
Vartanian and collaborators slid people into a brain imaging machine, showed them these pictures, and asked them to label each room as “beautiful” or “not beautiful.” In a study published earlier this year, they reported that test participants were far more likely to consider a room beautiful when it was flush with curves rather than full of straight lines. Oblong couches, oval rugs, looping floor patterns–these features got our aesthetic engines going.
It’s worth noting this isn’t a men-love-curves thing; twice as many women as men took part in the study. Roundness seems to be a universal human pleasure.
Beauty ratings were just the first step in the study. The researchers also captured the brain activity that occurred when the study participants in the imaging machine considered the pictures. Turns out people looking at curved design had significantly more activity in a brain area called the anterior cingulate cortex, compared to people who were looking at linear decorations. The ACC has many cognitive functions, but one is especially noteworthy in the context of Vartanian’s study: its involvement in emotion.
So curved design uses our brains to tug at our hearts. Some of us cry outside great buildings as a result. Some of us reach for another brand of dental floss. Some of us, beyond all rational judgment, type in Comic Sans font. “Our preference for curves can not be explained entirely in terms of a ‘cold’ cognitive assessment of the qualities of curved objects,” Vartanian tells Co.Design. “Curvature appears to affect our feelings, which in turn could drive our preference.”
The Bilbao-sized question is why exactly curves give us a visceral pleasure. Some neuroscientists believe the answer may have adaptive roots.
Another brain imaging study, conducted several years ago by Moshe Bar of Harvard Medical School, found that viewing objects with sharp elements–once again, square watches, pointy couches, and the like–activated the amygdala. That’s the part of the brain that processes fear. Bar and collaborator Maital Neta proposed that since sharp objects have long signaled physical danger, human brains now associate sharp lines with a threat. Curves, meanwhile, may be seen as harmless by comparison.
“In other words,” says Vartanian, “we prefer curves because they signal lack of threat, i.e. safety.”
There’s a nice clarity to that explanation, but it certainly has some limitations. The most basic of these is that some sharp lines feel warm and welcoming (see: the New York City skyline, or Ikea furniture) and some curves are plenty scary (see: a rattlesnake, or Nicki Minaj). Not every straight-versus-curve contest is as clear as knife versus spoon. Culture, context, and familiarity can all influence our perception of contour.
It’s also critical to point out that just because people have a natural neural affinity for curves doesn’t mean round design is always superior. If researchers asked people to rate architecture based on functionality instead of beauty, for instance, they might get different results. (In fact, Vartanian says he’s studying that question next.) The Bilbao in all its sinuous glory may bring tears to the eye, but it probably took a very rectangular truck to bring construction material to the Bilbao.”
Eric Jaffe is an editor at CityLab, where he writes about transportation, history, and behavioral science, among other topics, through the lens of urban life. He’s also the author of The King’s Best Highway (2010) and A Curious Madness (2014). Follow him on Twitter.
Is Planning Permissionrequired for Temporary Buildings?
Do you need planning permission for a temporary building? Some of our clients have raised this question over several years, believing that temporary structures don’t need planning but unfortunately regulations stipulate that any building (regardless of it’s construction style) has to have planning approval if it’s in situ over a 28-day period. Full stop.
If one fails to apply for planning permission and this is highlighted by a disgruntled neighbour an enforcement order could be set in place by the local authority to remove or re-locate the building immediately (always possible with a modular structure thankfully!). In most instances, it’s usually possible to apply for restrospective planning permission but that’s a much more stressful approach than tackling it head-on in the first instance!
Who is responsible for making the planning application?
The landowner is ultimately responsible for ensuring that planning permission is sought for the building they are purchasing. Some of our clients prefer to enlist the services of a planning consultant or architect whilst others prefer for us to organise this for them. Each and every planning application is different and local policy will vary dependent on the authority you’re dealing with and whether you happen to be in a Conservation Area, Listed Property, AONB etc. It may also be that you bypass your Local Authority and apply directly to a National Park if you’re in one, for National park authorities and the Broads Authority are also planning authorities.
How would we know whether we’re likely to get planning permission?
You can always apply for pre-application advice prior to submitting your full application. It is often a good idea to meet a planning officer for an informal discussion before you submit an application. Some local authorities charge for this service so it’s worth checking first.
If you can, take some time to consider the below points prior to drawing up your application:
Could there be a negative or positive impact on neighbouring properties and the wider community?
What is the size, layout, external appearance and height of the building?
What is the availability of infrastructure such as roads and water supply?
Is there any impact on parking and traffic? Would the Highways Authority have any reason to object?
Are your plans in alignment with the local development strategy?
Ultimately the planning officer will be looking to minimise impact of the building or structure on the surrounding area. There are heritage and conservation issues to consider, and your Local Authority will have their own policy to follow and they’ll be checking to ensure that any application for development falls within their local policy framework.
How much does it cost to get planning permission?
If you’re using a professional to carry out this service for you, you’ll have to first pay their fees for the generation of the mandatory drawings (elevations, plans, location and block plans) which can be anything from £500.00 to £700.00. In addition, you’ll have the costs towards the paperwork & submission of the application which may be double that again. (So, it’s worth allocating +£1,000.00 for your agent and more if you need the services of a specialist consultant or supplementary reports such as ecology reports).
On submission to the Local Authority, there are fees due on the application itself which you may then either pay directly (or paid on your behalf by your agent or modular buildings supplier). This is usually calculated from the floor area of the proposed building. The fee calculator can be used as a standalone tool, but it is also a step in the online planning permission application process. You can also download a guide to the fees for planning applications in England.
Will the buildings lifespan on-site affect the outcome of our application?
A smaller lease period could make a difference to the planning perspective, but if it’s a conservation area or National Park there may be other factors which hold more weight than it’s temporary nature. It’s best to be specific about the purpose of a building from the outset and be as clear as possible about the timeframe. If you end up receiving a 5 year approval but you then need the building for a longer period, you can re-apply for planning permission at the end of the current term.
If I choose to undertake the application for planning permission myself?
You can submit your application online using the Government’s planning portal – www.planningportal.gov.uk. Here you can register your application, create a site location plan, attach supporting documents and pay for the application fee.
Plans for simple projects can be drawn up by an Architectural Technician or an architect. They will charge you dependent on the size and complexity of the building. See an example below:
Once you have instructed your architect or technician, and received drawings and site plans you may then submit it directly on the Planning portal.
Some of the more complex applications may require specialist reports ie: ecology, bat surveys, archeological, topographical, aboricultural etc. It’s worth bearing in mind that any new dwellings or holiday homes, irrespective of size, are most likely going to be subject to the CIL infastructure levy which is an additional fee (sometimes of several thousand pounds) payable to the Local Authority.
As always, feel free to pick up the phone and call us should you have any questions relating to the requirement of planning permission on a site of yours and we’ll do our best to assist you!
We’re often asked whether you can get a self-build mortgage for one of our buildings… and the simple answer is, yes; you most certainly can!
Just click on the link below and have a chat with these lovely chaps at Ecology Building society about your project (be it round or any other form of modular building kit) and you may very well find that the doors to your self-build adventure may open up to you….
It’s not the first time we’ve written in the blog about the popularity of the Rotunda Yoga Studioso please forgive us if we’re rehashing old news, but many of our clients are asking us to design their yoga studios in order to create the ideal environment for yoga, meditation and workshops or exercise classes.
Whether you are a seasoned professional or a trying out a new hobby it’s worth considering which elements are most beneficial to you for the optimum Yoga Studio space in your garden.
Light! Practicing yoga in a dark room may certainly be on your bucket list but for most of our clients, the pre requisite is usually for a bright, airy and expansive light-filled room! We’d recommend looking for a garden room with a rooflight. Some of our yoga studios incorporate a much larger opening dome (2m in diameter) which floods your yoga studio with natural light.
Orient the windows to align with the best view and to a southerly elevation to capture optimum light levels.
The energy of the space – We can confidently state that there is a positive, uplifting energy in the round and this claim has been substantiated by the feedback from all of our clients over the years. Its strange but most definitely true, there is more to this space than shape alone – it really feels incredible. Why this is, we still can’t say. But we love it.
Climate Control – who wants to practice on a cold floor? Or struggle in the summer in a sweltering garden building? When looking at a Yoga Studio for your garden you might like to consider what the ‘U-Values’ of the building are (this is the figure attributed to the thermal efficiency of the building – a requirement of UK Buildings Regulations) and whether it comes with heating options. Our clients prefer the electric underfloor heating mats under a warm oak floor or skirting board heating.
A thermally efficient building should stay as cool in the summer as it does warm in the winter. The high level of insulation deflects the warmth of the sun and keeps the interior of the building beautifully cool. An opening dome can serve as an immediate vent for further air-flow!
The height of the room – Most garden studios in the marketplace at the moment take the form of a ubiquitous box with a flat roof. No doubt this is to get around planning regulations but it doesn’t seem to do much for the aesthetics nor the functionality of the space. If you’re using a garden room exclusively as a yoga studio in your garden it’d be worth considering whether you would invest a little more for a building with a dual pitched or apex/cathedral roof to allow you room for stretching and give the atmosphere of an expansive space in which you can breathe.
The size of the building – are you looking to run classes from your building commercially? The addition of a cafe perhaps? Of course, a garden studio could be anything from a 4m diameter building suitable for one to one classes or could extend to the home gymnasium that we currently have in production for a Yoga teacher in Kent.
All you have to do, is imagine the type of experience you wish to create for yourself and then call us to design your yoga studio for you.
Let the magic begin!
From all at Rotunda x
Just yesterday I passed through a quaint little village in rural Derbyshire and caught sight of an adorable stone built cottage set back from the road with a rough-sawn wooden disc pinned to the front gate; proudly bearing the name “The Owls Nest”.
Since the very early conception of the beautiful Rotunda, there was absolutely no debate that these garden rooms were to be named, individually by their owners. We knew that they were buildings with soul. As far as sacred spaces go, the Roundhouse is one which receives nothing but admiration for it’s physical attributes, it’s metaphysical prowess, it’s energy saving capabilities and sheer gorgeousness.
A hand crafted, luxury eco-building like this is a space which is loved and nurtured unlike any other building. So what’s in a name? Why is it so important for us to carve a word into a solid oak plaque which will sit proudly alongside the front door for the world to see?
We believe it’s something to do with the fact that the ‘Rotunda’ is less like a building and more like a beautifully crafted boat. We’ve always felt that way. Like an exquisitely carved and lovingly fashioned sailboat or rowing boat, with polished and lacquered British timber; she carries her occupants into a calm and beautiful setting, a vessel which is here to allow you to create, dream, experience and facilitate those passions which you’ve been longing to find both the time and the space for.
Once a Rotunda is crafted, shipped and installed, the name plaque is secured to the British Larch or Cedar Timber cladding and coated with Danish oil for longevity.
It’s a beautiful relationship, that of the Rotunda and it’s occupant/owner. Unlike the myriad of other ‘garden rooms’ or many of the contemporary garden rooms with ubiquitous linearity, aluminium or bi-fold doors and windows, flat, straight-edged roof and box like appearance, the Rotunda is a gentle, unassuming, unobtrusive and sympathetic building. Settling down and resting itself in a shady area of the garden, it can almost seem to look like a very contented backyard chicken, fluffing up it’s tail feathers and nesting down after a roll in the dust. Something which warms the heart to look at and lifts your spirits when you spend time with it.
The majority of our buildings are used as therapy or educational spaces, and it’s not difficult to see why. Of the names we’ve carved and presented along with the building here are some, and the building’s use.
“Wren” – an encaustic art therapy space, South Wales
“Dreamcatcher” – a nursery building, West Yorkshire
“Aurora” a spiritial retreat, Cheshire
“Gaia” for an Ayurveda and Yoga retreat centre, The South of France
“The Burrow” A healing room and domestic garden room, Lancashire
“The Roundhouse” – An Alexander technique Meditation room, Essex
“Roundel” – A therapy space, Kent
“FLO” – Hypnotherapy room, Glastonbury
“Luna” a QiGong space and meditation room, The Lake District
“The Harps” a classical music room, Luton
“Bumble” (below) – A reflexology space, Harpenden
There are many others, one of our favourites being “Divinity” which is a “Three Principles” workshop space, owned by practitioner of the teachings of the late Sydney Banks. Her chosen name was represented by a symbol – three circles interlinked. Mind, Consciousness and thought.
I may be at risk of repeating myself here but as a team of people, we genuinely feel honoured and blessed to bring each of these Roundhouses into the world. From the initial conversation with one of the three of us at the office, to the visible passion, dedication and hardworking ethos of our installers on site; it’s clear to see that every building is a labour of love for all of us. Just as a midwife or Douala must feel blessed to be the first to behold and assist a newborn baby into this world, we feel the same; honour, pride and gratitude. Both to our clients and our buildings as we bring forth more enchanting circular spaces into this rectilinear world. Changing the shape of our built environment. One garden room at a time.
Few garden rooms are as unusual as the beautifully crafted Rotunda and truly unique garden rooms are few and far between …. what are the features and fittings available in today’s marketplace which makes a garden room truly innovative? A quick look at a few of the benefits of truly unique garden rooms should assist us with highlighting some of the main elements to look out for.
Shape. It’s not just the sweep of an architects pen which decides the shape and feel of a garden building; there are numerous factors which are essential to defining the best shape in construction. Unique garden rooms should certainly never be a box. (For there is nothing more uninspiring and unnatural than a box!)
The circle. for example – requires 30% fewer materials in construction to build the same amount of floor area, creates the strongest structural form of any other shape and promotes excellent thermal dynamics and energy saving benefits. Coupled with the fact that environmental psychologists & therapists cite the round as being the optimum shape for emotional well-being, we believe that the circle is a no-brainer when it comes to designing a unique garden building which is both functional and feel-good.
Bespoke & Interchangeable Design Features. Truly unique garden rooms should be designed around your needs and your garden. If you’re siting your building in the corner or against the boundary of your garden you should be able to position the windows and door/s to provide the best vantage and accessibility. Rotundas are designed using multiple panel configurations whereby you choose which panels contain windows, which are solid walls and where the door is positioned. This means that each and every Rotunda, albeit modular, is unique.
Varying & optional Window Sizes. Not all garden rooms are used for the same purpose and many would like windows which are sized to suit the furniture inside or to capture the view. Unique garden rooms should be designed with at least three or four styles and sizes of window, to enable the occupier to design around their requirements. 4. Interchangeable & unusual fittings. Some garden room manufacturers promoting their ‘unique garden rooms’ will actually just provide their clients with a standard ‘one size fits all’ door or a range of UPVC windows which come directly from the glazing company. A handcrafted timber garden building however, like the Rotunda should allow you the option of being able to specify alternate timber species and door and window furniture. With a Rotunda, at least three timber species are offered, for the doors and windows and the window and door furniture can be changed to suit your particular tastes. (Our standard option and preferred by our clients are the pewter or wrought iron hand-forged monkeytail handles)
5. Unique Garden Rooms have at least one showstopping architectural feature. Put quite simply, very few people could argue that a Cathedral Roof with large, solid English timber beams, ascending up to a double glazed roof light dome is less than captivating. One would be hard pressed to discover another garden room with a roof quite so spectacular. If you’re seeking a truly unique garden room, keep your eye out for unusual architectural details like gabled roof lines, exposed timbers, unusual light fittings and velux or rooflight windows to maximise the light flooding into the building.
6. The finishing touches. Unique garden rooms should be personalised, as a special example of a unique product of craftsmanship; all unique garden rooms should of course display little touches here and there which serve to illustrate how a truly special building can feel more like a boat, or a treasured piece of furniture. One of the special features which always surprises and delights our clients is the hand carved solid English oak name plaque which is positioned by the door.
Only truly unique garden rooms have their own name, chosen by their owner at the point of order.
And why is this so important? Why do we strive to be and seek unique?
Because, like you, the Rotunda is a product of this world, borne of a deeper Philosophy; by it’s very nature it’s a celebration of the organic and natural world. The core ethos of Rotunda stands shoulder to shoulder with every progressive and alternative architect and philosopher from days gone by. It resonates and repeats the thoughts and desires of men such as Antoni Gaudi, Rudolph Steiner and Alan Watts. It shatters the lines of the rectilinear world which only serves to confine and restrain our individual creativity.
To be unique is to be proud of our identity, to be bold where others may seek to hide behind the masses and to celebrate the uniqueness and character of each of the mature English trees which have been felled to create our spaces.
There are numerous other unique and inspirational elements which we incorporate into the Rotunda buildings such as Infared Heating Panels, Gothic Windows and curved furniture, but hopefully this little blogpost will assist you with identifying some of the main elements which makes “unique” truly unique.
Your Garden Room = Planning Restrictions in AONB’s, National Parks & Conservation Areas
Many people choose to build a garden room rather than ebmark on a lengthy home extension due to the allocation of permitted development within most domestic gardens.
Within parameters of Permitted Development you can build your garden room without having to seek full planning approval, meaning that you can simply pass go and collect your £200.00 and it’s happy days all round! (…… and we know ’round’!!)
However If a garden room is going to used as a Granny Annexe or Guest Bedroom, it needs planning permission! Further information can be found on page 40 of the government document Permitted Development for Householders-Technical Guidance. – for England and Wales.
In some areas of the country, known generally as ‘designated areas’, permitted development rights are more restricted. If you live in a Conservation Area, a National Park, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty or the Norfolk or Suffolk Broads, you may have to submit a planning application for work which normally does not need one. (There are also different requirements if the property is a listed building).
So, those of us who are fortunate enough to live in a National Park or an Area Of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the roll of the dice lands us squarely on ‘Chance’ where planning restrictions can change from local authority to another and become frustratingly unclear. Making use of Planning Consultants can become expensive and complications cause delays.
garden room as garden annexe
Given the nature of a modular garden room being in it’s essence not too dissimilar to a cabin, shepherds-hut or caravan, some homeowners decide to take the plunge and site their building temporarily in their chosen spot on the understanding that they can re-locate their building at any point should difficulties or restrictions arise at some point in the future. However, we strongly advise that advice is sought from your Local Authority before taking the plunge should you be planning on building your garden room in an AONB, National Park or Conservation Area.
“National Parks are actually of equal importance to AONBs for landscape and scenic beauty, the difference is that AONBs exist for the purpose of conserving and enhancing their natural beauty. National Parks, in addition to this, have a second purpose – to promote understanding and enjoyment of the area’s special qualities by the public.
The designation usually covers a wide area and many types and uses of land. Not all parts of an AONB are necessarily open to the public. Towns and villages are sometimes included, and often small areas which are not at all beautiful get included too.”
“The Cotswolds” AONB Photo: GreenTraveller.com
Essentially, the local authorities have a legal duty under S85 Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 to have regard to the purposes of the AONB in carrying out planning and other functions.
There are 47 Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), 15 National Parks and more then 9,600 conservation areas designated in Britain.
Find out if you live in a conservation area by contacting your local planning authority (LPA). They will be able to tell you when it was created, how far it extends, the reason for its creation and the level of legal protection it has in place.
Although conservation areas mean some extra planning controls and considerations, these exist to protect the historic and architectural elements which make the place special. They are most likely to affect owners who want to work on the outside of their building or any trees on their property.
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Any Building Alterations may need Planning Approval
Your House
Being in a conservation area might mean that your house is affected by special controls (called ‘Article 4 Directions’), which restrict work you can normally do without planning permission such as replacing a door or window or altering gutters and downpipes.
These controls are tailored to each area by the council, and are put in place when there are particular elements of local buildings they want to protect.
Trees
If you want to cut down, top or lop any but the smallest of trees in a conservation area you must notify your local planning authority six weeks before work begins. The authority will then consider the contribution the tree makes to the character of the area and if necessary create a Tree Preservation Order (TPO) to protect it. Find out more about permission for work on trees.
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And if you live in a National park? Within a National Park planning applications are submitted to the national park authority as opposed to the Local Authority. Permitted Development still exists in National Parks for a garden room however the maximum area to be covered by buildings, enclosures, containers and pools more than 20 metres from house to be limited to 10 square metres.
What might harm your chances of receiving approval for your planning application for your garden room? If the proposed development might damage or harm the natural beauty and special qualities of the AONB, it may not be allowed, or it may need to be adapted. The type of building you specify, and the materials used will have a large impact on the success of your application and you’ll need the materials to blend in with the existing buildings as well as the surrounding area.
Ultimately, the first port of call is to discuss your project in detail with both the garden room Manufacturer AND your Local Authority.
If there is any doubt that you might not fall within the guidelines of Permitted Development then it’s wise to embark on the application process anyway.
We offer a full planning application service to our garden room clients from a flat rate of just *£650.00(+ Local Authority Fees) for the submission of your application, taking the pressure off you, and allowing you to focus on other things. *re-submissions and amendments may incur additional fees
With a well, crafted design and access statement, citing the benefits of an environmentally sympathetic design and circular footprint (which of course ties in with our cultural heritage; after all, the Roundhouse has been around since the Neolithic period) we have yet to encounter a problem receiving approval for a Rotunda garden room.
To date, we’ve secured a 100% success rate for our applications, gaining approval for clients in National Parks, with listed properties and within conservation areas.
Should you like to delve a little deeper into your particular project, please feel free to contact us or call directly on (0161) 2223350 and pop over to the Government’s Planning Portal website which is a good start for general information about all aspects of planning prior to moving ahead with your garden room project.