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Your preparation checklist
Use it as a working list. The final submission still needs to match your actual scope and the City’s current requirements.
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What to do next
- Measure shed area
- Confirm one-storey, free-standing and storage-only conditions
- Confirm plumbing
- Apply if the exemption does not apply
Official sources behind this page
London exempts a shed under 15 m² when it is one storey, free-standing, storage-only and without plumbing.
London lists sheds greater than 15 square metres as permit-required.
The City states that a building or structure of any size with plumbing requires a building permit.
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