OUTDOOR LIVING IDEAS
Before you begin
Getting the preparation right is key to ensuring a successful outdoor living project. Here’s how to understand planning and site conditions:
“Adding decking and/or patios to your home is likely to fall within permitted development (PD), so you won’t normally need formal planning”, says Build It expert Mike Dade.
“The tricky bit is that a raised platform isn’t PD, so the line where decking ends and a raised platform begins can be hard to pin down (usually higher than 0.3m, according to PD rights for householders: technical guidance).”