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Granny Annexe Planning Permission in
Shepshed

Shepshed families often assume a granny annexe automatically needs full planning permission, in reality a structure that qualifies as a caravan under the 1968 Act, or a genuinely incidental outbuilding, can sometimes avoid that route entirely. We establish which applies to your specific Shepshed project.

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Shepshed Annexes: Caravan Act, Permitted Development, Or Full Application

Three routes exist for a Shepshed 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 Shepshed, but excludes anything used as separate, self-contained living accommodation, the introduction of sleeping facilities used independently changes everything.

Where your Shepshed 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 Shepshed annexe needing full planning permission usually needs both, our Building Regulations drawings in Shepshed service covers the technical compliance side, and our structural calculations in Shepshed service covers the engineering detail.

Right Route Confirmed

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 Shepshed

We begin every Shepshed annexe project with an honest assessment of the actual plans, size, mobility, and intended use, before any design work begins.

Where the Caravan Act or permitted development genuinely applies to your Shepshed project, we confirm that properly, usually via a Lawful Development Certificate, rather than defaulting to a full application that isn’t needed.

Where genuine self-containment means a full application is required, we build that around what Shepshed’s council specifically expects to see.

What Shepshed Annexe Clients Actually Get

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

Every Shepshed 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 Shepshed 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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Shepshed Granny Annexe Questions Answered

Can I build a granny annexe in Shepshed 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 Shepshed, but a self-contained annexe with its own facilities used independently usually can’t.

Can my Shepshed annexe qualify as a mobile home?

Yes, potentially, if your Shepshed 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 Shepshed?

Class E permitted development in Shepshed 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 Shepshed annexe need full planning permission?

Once a Shepshed 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 Shepshed annexe?

Yes, this is genuinely worth having for Shepshed 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 Shepshed properties?

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