Whichever route applies to your Robertsbridge annexe, we handle the structural and building regulations side properly alongside the planning question, not as an afterthought once permission is settled.
Get Your Free Route CheckThree routes exist for a Robertsbridge 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 Robertsbridge, but excludes anything used as separate, self-contained living accommodation, the introduction of sleeping facilities used independently changes everything.
Where your Robertsbridge 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.
Caravan Act, permitted development, or full planning
Movable structures that may need no permission at all
Permitted development limits checked properly
Applications built to be approved
We start every Robertsbridge 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 Robertsbridge 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 Robertsbridge annexe projects is handled properly from the outset, informed by real experience with this kind of project.
Getting the classification right for a Robertsbridge annexe, mobile, incidental, or self-contained, matters as much as the design itself, and we treat both with equal seriousness.
Every Robertsbridge 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 Robertsbridge 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.
This genuinely depends on your specific plans for Robertsbridge, we check whether the structure is mobile, incidental, or self-contained before advising either way.
The Caravan Sites Act 1968 sets the limits, 20 metres long, 6.8 metres wide, 3.05 metres internal height, and the structure must be moveable by road in one or two sections, we check whether your Robertsbridge plans genuinely meet this.
It depends on genuine use, an incidental Robertsbridge outbuilding can qualify under Class E, but introducing real sleeping accommodation used independently takes it outside permitted development regardless of size.
Genuine independence is the test in Robertsbridge, if the annexe could function as a separate home on its own, full planning permission is almost always the realistic route.
Strongly recommended for Robertsbridge annexes, an assumption that a structure qualifies isn’t the same as formal confirmation, and a Lawful Development Certificate closes that gap.
Yes, we coordinate every part of a Robertsbridge annexe project, from establishing the correct route through to building regulations sign-off, so nothing falls through the gap.