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I wouldn’t put a standard shed in there Unless there was a decent gap either side - a 5’ wide shed would be a bit tight to my mind - remember the roof eaves will over hang a bit.
I think asguard and companies similar do long and thin(ish) metal garden storage With flat roofs - short end opening like mini shipping containers - Might be worth looking at.
Your lean to idea makes sense If you are allowed. If it’s visible above that wall (which I guess it’s going to need to be to use without stooping ) you’ll need to consider Roof pitch and covering material. Slates/tiles have minimum pitch - things That do lower pitches like corrugated sheet or flat membranes would look a bit hokey there. You’d need To Think where the gutter is - you either span between the walls and have a gutter on your side of the boundary - other wise you raise the eaves at the boundary And Have the gutter directly over the wall. Some timber weather board cladding on the open triangle on the front elevation (To match the porch ) would make the whole thing look more intentional and keep the weather out.
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So we're just making plans about the new house. I've pretty much negotiated that the garage will be dedicated bike storage/ turbo room/ gym/ workshop (woot!) and should thus be kept clear of other miscellaneous shite. However this means we need somewhere to store all our shite... garden furniture, gardening paraphernalia, and whatever crap my GF buys for work (last week it was 300 electric fencing stakes...).
Looking at the house plan, there is an area of more or less totally dead space in the garden (marked with blue hatching, approx 1.75m x 7.50m). The dead space is bordered on one side by the house and on 2 sides by tall walls (~1.9m tall). The plans and a photo of the exterior of the space (showing the walls) are attached.
My proposal is that we could build something like this onto the side of the house, but with guttering to prevent rainwater flowing off the roof onto the adjacent parking spaces (not ours).
Does this sound like a reasonable solution? Would a shed be a better option (although the walls would eat substantially into the width and would presumably create dampness surrounding it?)? Is there anything I should worry about? I don't think it will require planning permission and I'm asking our lawyer if it will be allowed by the rules on the estate.