Do I Need Planning Permission for a Log Cabin in my Garden?

25 February 2020 - Joanna Hazelton
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Don’t let a little thing like planning permission put you off buying a log cabin and enjoying fantastic extra outdoor living space in your garden!! It’s probably a lot more straightforward than you think. A log cabin is classed as an outbuilding on your property. Outbuildings are regarded as permitted developments and therefore do not […]

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How We Transformed our Children’s Playhouse into a Teenagers’ Den

11 March 2019 - Joanna Hazelton
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10 years ago my husband designed and built a playhouse for our then 7 year old son and 5 year old daughter. It had an upstairs den with a ladder. There were two separate rooms. We filled it with toys and cushions and dressing up clothes. We stuck pictures on the walls. We had visions […]

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Garden Shed of the Year 2018: Proof a Shed is Not Just a Home for your Wellies, Flower Pots and Lawnmower

2 October 2018 - Joanna Hazelton
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When is a black cab not a black cab? When it’s a garden shed. No, this isn’t a really dreadful Christmas cracker joke. This is a runner up in the Cuprinol Shed of the Year Competition 2018.   It just goes to show that with a quirky imagination and a spot of creativity, the sky […]

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Annabeth, Emmy, Grace and William Love Their Playhouses. So Do We.

6 September 2018 - Joanna Hazelton
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Annabeth, Emmy, Grace and William love their playhouses. And we love what their clever Mummies and Daddies have done with their playhouses. It’s always lovely to hear from happy customers. And it’s been even lovelier to hear from these happy customers and their children telling us about the fun they’ve been having in their playhouses […]

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