Caravan Act, PD & Full Planning Explained

Granny Annexe Planning Permission in
Devizes (Wiltshire)

Whether it’s a mobile annexe under the Caravan Act or a permanent structure needing full planning permission, Devizes projects of this scale benefit from a Lawful Development Certificate confirming the position in writing, not just an assumption.

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What Devizes Families Need To Know About Annexes

Three routes exist for a Devizes granny annexe, and which one applies depends on genuine facts about the structure, not assumptions. The Caravan Sites Act 1968 defines a caravan by size, 20 metres by 6.8 metres, 3.05 metres internal height, and mobility, capable of being moved by road in one or two sections.

Class E permitted development covers incidental outbuildings in Devizes, but excludes anything used as separate, self-contained living accommodation, the introduction of sleeping facilities used independently changes everything.

Where your Devizes annexe doesn’t fit either of the simpler routes, a full planning application is the honest answer, and we confirm this properly rather than guess. A Devizes annexe needing full planning permission usually needs both, our Building Regulations drawings in Devizes service covers the technical compliance side, and our structural calculations in Devizes service covers the engineering detail.

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Caravan Act, permitted development, or full planning

Caravan Act Route

Movable structures that may need no permission at all

PD Size & Siting

Permitted development limits checked properly

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Applications built to be approved

Granny annexe planning permission

How We Help in Devizes (Wiltshire)

We start every Devizes annexe project by establishing the real starting point, a mobile structure within Caravan Act limits, an incidental outbuilding, or genuine independent living space, since that single distinction shapes everything that follows.

Your Devizes application or certificate, whichever applies, is built around what your local council specifically expects to see, not a generic template.

Structural and building regulations work for Devizes annexe projects is handled properly from the outset, informed by real experience with this kind of project.

Why Devizes Families Trust Our Annexe Specialists

Getting the classification right for a Devizes annexe, mobile, incidental, or self-contained, matters as much as the design itself, and we treat both with equal seriousness.

Every Devizes annexe project gets an honest assessment against all three routes, not a default assumption that the most complex one applies.

We coordinate structural and building regulations work for Devizes annexes properly, since getting this wrong can hold up an otherwise straightforward project. If you need help with a granny annexe, give us a call on 0330 133 5316 or fill in the form below.

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Devizes Granny Annexe Questions Answered

Can I build a granny annexe in Devizes without planning permission?

Not automatically, a mobile structure meeting the Caravan Act’s size and mobility test, or a genuinely incidental outbuilding, can potentially avoid it in Devizes, but a self-contained annexe with its own facilities used independently usually can’t.

Can my Devizes annexe qualify as a mobile home?

Yes, potentially, if your Devizes annexe meets the legal size limits, 20 metres by 6.8 metres by 3.05 metres internal height, and is genuinely capable of being moved by road, it may qualify as a caravan under the 1968 Act.

Does Class E cover a granny annexe in Devizes?

Class E permitted development in Devizes covers incidental structures like a home office or gym, subject to height and coverage limits, but not genuine independent living accommodation with its own bedroom, bathroom, and kitchen.

When does my Devizes annexe need full planning permission?

Once a Devizes structure functions as independent living space, its own facilities, used separately from the household, it’s no longer incidental, and neither permitted development nor the Caravan Act route typically applies.

Should I get written confirmation for a Devizes annexe?

Yes, this is genuinely worth having for Devizes projects, confirming the position in writing protects you if the classification is ever questioned, especially at the point of sale.

Do you coordinate the full annexe process for Devizes properties?

Absolutely, Devizes annexe clients get the planning classification and building regulations detail handled together, not as separate, disconnected pieces of work.