do i need planning permission for a tipi?

SonOfPerdition

anyone know if i need planning permission to have a tipi permanently in my garden? it would be in side garden and easily visable from road.

The tipi would be about 15 foot tall and used as a general chill out area but not for permament residence.

I live in a rural setting.

ta.
SOP

ircoha

You need to have a pow-wow with the elders in the Council and if they say u need PP then smoke peace pipe with neighbours and just do it.

The issue is permanence, it may be similair to the way u cant park a caravan on your drive way for more than 9 moths of the year

Mellor

Permanent, 4/5m structure, visable from the front garden suggests that it would require PP.
But, would it be easily de-constructed, could you take it down if you needed to. Could you play it off as a fancy gazebo or marquee. It it non-permanent in structure then you might not need PP, even if it is peranently there.

Naux

Chill out in the freezing cold:eek: ....................unless that is you have a few Buffalo handy to bring in with you to warm it up!!!

What an unusual thing to have parked at the side of your house. Each to their own I guess. Best of luck with it!

SonOfPerdition

ircoha wrote:

You need to have a pow-wow with the elders in the Council and if they say u need PP then smoke peace pipe with neighbours and just do it.

The issue is permanence, it may be similair to the way u cant park a caravan on your drive way for more than 9 moths of the year

LOL, should've predicted a reply like that!

Mellor wrote:

Permanent, 4/5m structure, visable from the front garden suggests that it would require PP.
But, would it be easily de-constructed, could you take it down if you needed to. Could you play it off as a fancy gazebo or marquee. It it non-permanent in structure then you might not need PP, even if it is peranently there.

yes, if i do go ahead with this it'll be of a type easily dismantled. The more permanent structures are called wigwams while tipi's are designed to be moved easily (just found this out today). i'll keep that in mind when i talk to someone in the council.

Naux wrote:

Chill out in the freezing cold ....................unless that is you have a few Buffalo handy to bring in with you to warm it up!!!

What an unusual thing to have parked at the side of your house. Each to their own I guess. Best of luck with it!

tipi's can have fires in them and are quite snug even through harsh winters. It's only an idea at the moment, but after mentioning the idea to Mrs Perdition tonight she is well keen on it . .so it may gain legs. If i go ahead with the idea i'll post pics up on this forum if people are interested.

thanks for your replies guys.
SOP

Cheiftan

Build the tipi, i have:D

SonOfPerdition

Cheiftan wrote:

Build the tipi, i have:D

woo .. tell me more Cheiftan!!

I've been sourcing lots of manufacturers and found quite a few in the UK. It looks like its going to cost the bones of 2,000 Euro to have one made and shipped to me. I'd love to build it myself but i'm pretty sure my sowing skills would let me down on the skin.

Did it take you long to build yours? How difficult was it?

SOP

Mellor

If you can dismantle it then i don't think you'll need PP. You dont need PP for a marquee in your garden.
As for getting it made, i'd like to try make it myself. If you got the frame built, then the cover would be easy, the fabric would be easy to get, simple maths would get the shape perfect for the height and width, and most camping shops have a spray on water proofer that would improve the material

Redjeep!

Reminds me of when I went to my doctors recently and told him that half the time I felt like a tipi and half the time felt like a wigwam.

He told me to calm down. Reckoned I was just too tense (two tents).

Sorry, couldn't resist a very old Tommy Copper joke.

ircoha

SonOfPerdition wrote:

.....but after mentioning the idea to Mrs Perdition tonight she is well keen on it . .so it may gain legs.SOP

Mrs Perdition!, not squaw:)

In terms of interest, my squaw would be 100% in favour also,
for me as I am told I snore:)

Please post the pics if u do it

Cheiftan

www.wigwams.net

Incl shipping from US it was €3k , v easy to put up , but was canvas rather than buffalo hide , white man no like buffalo hide , not happy hunting ground in kerry for buffalo( except Tralee Sat nights:D )

They are surprisingly warm as it happens.

Best of luck with your venture SOP ,