Most UK homeowners can erect sheds without planning permission under permitted development rules. Sheds for hobbies or storing garden tools usually fall under these rules. However, you’d need permission depending on the property type. If it expands, planning permission or a licence may be needed.
Business Uses for Sheds
- Photography Studio
- Business Office
- Tool Rental
- Craft Studio
- Warehouse
- Gardening Company
In many cases, home businesses are not legal. Specific businesses like daycares need licensing. Landlords may refuse permission if the business could damage the property or disturb neighbors. If running a business from home, planning permission or a license may be needed if it expands.
Unusual places to stay are all the rage and that means a caravan in your back garden, converting a shed into a guesthouse, or letting out rooms is a money-spinner.
Your empty backyard space can be the best place to start up your homestead venture. A proper plan and strategy are the key to expand your business and make it self-sustaining.
At only 10-years-old, Isla Davis turned her passion for baking into a full-scale business by launching "Isla’s Divine Desserts". The unprecedented success of Isla’s business prompted her mother Alyson to quit her job and become her full-time business partner.
If you have a decent sized shed, you can easily turn it into a base of operations for your business. Add a desk and a chair for the paperwork, and you’re ready to start running your landscaping business.
Yes, you can rent out a storage unit to use as a workspace for a business. Renting a storage unit as your business workspace is far simpler and more cost-effective than renting an office or commercial space.