Owning your own home

Tim, does it count towards your living area footprint? I think our regs say we cant build over a 1/3 of property.

Nope, you can build an outbuilding in your garden under your permitted development rights. Class E of the GDPO states that it can be up to 50% of the total area of land around your house is size x 2.5m high (to eaves).