Your Out-buildings
In your garage, greenhouse or garden shed you will probably keep all manner of expensive tools, gardening implements, electrical lawn mowers and so on. It is a good idea therefore to invest in sturdy metal storage cabinets fitted with a heavy duty padlock for the tools and implements. A Passive Infra Red (PIR) light outside the house will also act as a deterrent for a potential thief. It is probably a better idea to use the shed or garage for items such as strimmers and lawn mowers.
The keys for the out-buildings can be stored in a purpose built steel safe which has the advantage of a digital lock. You will need to use a four digit number that you can easily remember. Please do not use family birth dates or any other numbers that a thief may know if they have accessed your personal details. Although this is an obvious point, it still happens, do not write the number down and leave it lying about the house.
If you are planning to build a garden shed and plan to make it into a garden office or studio with storage or shelving areas and therefore a habitable building, you may or may not need planning permission. It might be possible to build your studio or office space under Permitted Development laws which permit the householder to make small additions to his home that will not need full planning approval, but these laws vary across the country so be sure to check first.
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