Smart Space Temporary Buildings

Is it a building which is used temporarily,
or is made of a different construction to
a permanent building?

It’s always interesting to have this conversation
when people call us because often they will
say they want a temporary building because you
don’t need planning permission for a temporary
building…

They may well intend to use the building for 5, 10
15 years, but they want a TEMPORARY building
as opposed to a permanent one to ’skirt’ around
the delays and beaurocracy of applying for planning
permission…

It’s wrong though….Planning permission has nothing
at all to do with the type of building used.

It has everything to do with the period of time it’s
used for….

And this is where I believe people wrongfully assume
that because it’s a temporary building, they do not
need planning permission.

So if anyone tells you, “it’s a temporary building, you don’t
need planning permission”, you are listening to someone
who doesn’t know what they’re talking about.

If you plan to use the building, or shipping container or
cabin….Whatever construction….For more than 28 days,
then you should apply for planning permission.

It doesn’t matter whether it’s a temporary building, or any
other kind of temporary construction, if it’s there on site
for more than 28 days, you should apply for planning
permission…

So the next time someone tells you you don’t need
planning -permission for a temporary building, you can
tell them they don’t know what they’re talking about.

Temporary Buildings

One of the most frequent questions we are asked is how soon can we have the extra space?
This is a snap-shot of a recent installation we did for a client in Norwich.
They needed a building fabricated to their requirement which took approximately 21 days and then a further 4 days to install.

1st morning, 1st lift nearing completion

End of 1st day, main lifts complete on 50mtr x 20mtr 5.2 side height

2nd day with gable framework and roof covers in place

3rd day with 38mm insulated wall
panels nearing completion

4th day with all roof covers inflated,
and walls and doors in place
 

If only life were that simple………But actually, that is about the top and bottom of it, apart from the planning and project meetings Jason and Andy attended to bring the whole thing together….

And it’s also interesting that this particular client had the option to take up a unit which was empty and available on the same industrial estate, but chose to use one of our buildings because when they worked out the cost of transport (even locally), staffing and their concerns about the handling of the products, they could see that the option to have one of our buildings installed on their existing site, gave them a much greater degree of control, and at a lower overall cost.

So if you are considering taking space in a third-party warehouse, or are considering taking over a short-term lease on an empty building close by, give us a call to get a quote on having one of our buildings installed at your own premises, because you’ll probably be pleasantly surprised at the cost, and how quickly you could be up and running.

And remember, best of all; you don’t make any minimum commitments to keep our buildings for any period of time either, so if you either lose a contract, or things begin to slow down, you simply give us just seven days notice to off hire it, so you never pay for the space for a day longer than you need it.

temporary buildings