Planning consent in the UK for a Swimming Pool Enclosure

Outbuildings Incidental to the Enjoyment of the Dwelling House

Well you now know what an enclosure is in terms of "Whitehall Speak" - government is just so wonderful!

Well you can have an "Outbuildings Incidental to the Enjoyment of your House" under the Permitted Development Regulations.

Provided that:-

• The new Abris (or pool house for that matter) is at least 20 metres form the nearest public road, footpath, bridleway or byway
• You are not going to cover more than half of your garden with the enclosure and any other sheds or outbuildings that you may have
• It is not going to be used as part of any business activity
• It is not more than 3 metres high if it has a flat roof and 4 metres high if it has a ridge roof
• Your house is not listed in which case it cannot have a volume of more than 10 m3.

However if you want to connect the enclosure to the back of the house it cannot be more than 4m long - great for a swimming pool!

The trick in that instance is to have an opening enclosure that is classed as a temporary structure and does not need planning consent.