Everything you wanted to know.

In most cases, no. Garden rooms typically fall under permitted development, meaning you don’t need planning permission provided the building meets a few conditions: it’s single-storey with a maximum eaves height of 2.5m and an overall height of 2.5m if within 2m of a boundary (or 4m for a dual-pitched roof, 3m otherwise), and it covers no more than 50% of the land around the original house.

Different rules apply if your home is in a conservation area, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, a National Park, or if it’s a listed building. We’ll happily walk you through the rules for your specific site during your free consultation.

Most standalone garden rooms under 30m² are exempt from building regulations, provided they don’t contain sleeping accommodation. If your garden room is larger, contains a bedroom, or is built within 1m of a boundary, building regulations may apply.

We design our rooms to be fully exempt by default — if your project sits outside that, we’ll tell you upfront and help arrange the relevant approvals.

Yes. We can install plumbing, drainage, hot water and a small kitchen or shower room as part of the build. Adding facilities that involve sleeping or extensive plumbing may push the build into building regulations territory, but most clients add a small WC or kitchenette without issue.

Tell us what you’d like at the design stage and we’ll factor it into your quote.

You can build right up to the boundary, but if the building sits within 2m of it, the maximum overall height drops to 2.5m. Building closer than 1m can also trigger building regulations regarding fire safety.

We’ll measure your site during the survey and design something that maximises your space while staying within the rules.

Our standard ranges start at 2m × 3m (around 6m²) and go up to 5m × 8m (40m²) and beyond. We design to your space rather than fixed kits, so footprint, ceiling height, and roof style can all be tailored.

If you want something specific — a long thin room down the side of a garden, an L-shape, or a tall ceiling for a yoga studio — bring us the brief and we’ll shape the design around it.

Yes. Every Newspace build is fully insulated to a standard suitable for year-round occupancy — floor, walls and roof. Combined with double-glazed aluminium doors and windows, the space stays warm in winter and cool in summer.

Most clients use a small wall-mounted electric heater or air-conditioning unit; underfloor heating and air-source options are available too.

A standard Newspace build includes:

• Insulated floor, walls and roof
• Double-glazed aluminium doors and windows
• Internal plastered walls and ceiling
• LED downlights, sockets and a consumer unit
• Choice of timber or composite cladding
• EPDM or fibreglass flat-roof system
• 10-year structural guarantee

Heating, flooring choices, kitchenettes, bathrooms, bi-fold doors and bespoke joinery are available as upgrades.

Our smallest build — a 2m × 3m Cube — starts from £11,995 fully fitted, including foundations, insulation, electrics, glazing and cladding. Most clients spend between £15,000 and £28,000 depending on size, finishes and extras like heating or a kitchenette.

We’ll give you a clear, itemised written quote — no obligation — after a free site visit or video call.

To secure your build slot, we ask for a small confirmation deposit. The balance is then split across stage payments tied to delivery of materials and key build milestones, with the final payment due on completion and your sign-off.

Full terms are in our Terms & Conditions, and we’ll explain everything before you commit.

Typically 8–14 weeks end-to-end. The first 4–8 weeks cover design, sign-off, materials and slot scheduling. The build itself usually takes 1–2 weeks on site, depending on size and spec.

Lead times move with the seasons — spring and early summer book up fastest. Get in touch early if you have a target date.

Yes. Every Newspace garden room comes with a 10-year structural guarantee covering the building envelope and weather-tightness. We’re also fully insured throughout the build.

Backed by 40+ years of combined construction experience and 100+ homeowners served across West Yorkshire, we build things to last.

We use ground-screw or concrete-pad foundations depending on your soil and slope. Both are quick to install, minimally disruptive, and avoid the mess of poured concrete slabs in most cases.

We’ll assess this on the site survey and include the foundation work in your quote — you won’t get a surprise bill for groundworks later.

We do everything we can to keep things tidy: protective sheeting on lawns and patios, a clean site at the end of each day, and respectful working hours. Most builds need access for materials and small machinery, but no heavy plant or large concrete pours.

If access is tight (back gate only, narrow path), we’ll plan around it during the survey. We’ve worked on plenty of difficult sites across Leeds, Ilkley and Harrogate — tell us about yours.

Garden rooms are pleasingly low-maintenance. The aluminium frames and EPDM roofs are essentially maintenance-free. Timber cladding may benefit from a re-oil every 3–5 years if you want to preserve a specific tone, but many clients let it weather to a natural silver-grey patina.

We’ll give you a short aftercare guide on handover, and we’re always at the end of the phone if anything comes up.