Luxury Residential Lodges: Built to BS3632 For Year Round Living In Comfort & Style
100% Compliant With The Caravan Act
If you are serious about building a residential lodge in your garden, please take a few minutes to read this page very carefully because it can potentially save you & your family time, money and a whole lot of hassle.
We’ve spent years doing things the hard way, so you don’t have to. Lodges like these are an investment in your family that can potentially reward you over & over when you do it the right way, and when you combine the most successful route to gaining permission to site a mobile home in your garden with our stunning range of lodges, you are on to a real winner.
- Age UK has found in the past that 1.2 million older people in Britain are chronically lonely, with half a million over-60s usually spending every day alone. And 3.9 million people say television is now their main form of company.
- Of all the problems facing the country, how to care for a rapidly ageing population is one of the most pressing.
- With Care Homes costing an average of £1,000 to £1500 per week in the UK an annexe will typically pay for itself in less than 3 years keeping the equity in the family.
- There are Council Tax benefits and Inheritance Tax benefits to annexe living that you may qualify for depending on your individual circumstances.
All our luxury lodges are manufactured here in the UK and built to BS3632 making them suitable for comfortable year-round living.
They all come with a 10 year platinum seal warranty for total peace of mind. Lodges are supplied fully furnished just as you see in the pictures and they are available in a wide range of sizes, styles & budgets offering you a great value for money option.
Importantly they also make the planning application process as simple & streamlined as possible by being 100% compliant with the Caravan Act.
Even though Central Government in the UK is highly in favour of garden annexes for all the social, economic and environmental benefits, but you may find that your Local Planning Authority isn’t.
This can be frustrating and it’s the primary reason we offer a full turn-key service as it’s definitely not something you should attempt yourself. It should be handled by professionals who specialise in obtaining annexe planning permission in the UK.
Contrary to what you might read (thanks Google!) a granny annexe or lodge with someone living in it on a day-to-day basis will always need either planning permission or a Certificate of Lawfulness from your LPA. Ignore it at your peril (they do not fall under permitted development) and will only ever be granted for a family member.
When it comes to building a lodge in your back garden, choosing the right way to do it with our help is vital to securing the relevant permission from your Local Planning Authority. In order for your new lodge to be defined as a mobile home under the Caravan Act, The Caravan Sites Act 1968 as amended in England 2006 and Wales 2007 outlines the criteria for what constitutes a mobile home.Size – wise to comply it must be:-
- No more than 20 metres in length (that’s 65′ 6″ in old money as it were)
- No more than 6.8 metres in width (that’s 22′ 3″)
- No higher (internally, from the floor at it’s lowest point to the ceiling at it’s highest 3.05 metres (10 feet)
You may find yourself restricted on size, design, facilities and position if you opt for Planning Permission rather than the Caravan Act.
We offer both and will advise you on the best best route for you during our FREE consultation process.
All our garden lodges have been designed by a professional interior designer and offer exceptional value for money when it comes to providing annexe style accommodation for a family member.
With so many design options to choose from, it’s best for your budget (and your stress levels) to stay as close to the designer look you love as possible.
The Hampton and the Foresters are two of our most popular lodges, one being contemporary in style & one being a traditional or country cottage style.
Lodges are the best choice if you are planning to move in the future as they can either be sold and relocated or we can help you move the lodge with you (if the access is suitable of course). This can help solve some of the frequent challenges large families face when discussing lodges, elderly parents and inheritance issues.
And unlike our build on site custom annexes, as the lodges are manufactured off-site and delivered at a later date mess & disruption to family life is kept to a minimum.
Lodge Specification
- We offer a wide choice of fully furnished lodges in a variety of sizes, styles & floor plans.
- Comprehensive service available including planning permission applications, siting & delivery included with your lodge.
- 100% compliant with the Caravan Act.
- All lodges are manufactured with carefully selected materials, tried and tested to ensure excellent quality and longevity.
- Manufactured in the UK to BS3632 and are suitable for comfortable year round living
- All lodges are covered by a 10 Year Platinum Seal Warranty for added peace of mind & quality assurance.
- Appliances, beds, carpets, boilers, cladding, furniture, showers, soft furnishing, suites etc are covered by a 2 year warranty (normal wear and tear or damage excluded)
- Roof tiles come with a 40 year weatherproofing warranty.
- The structure of the lodge, chassis, roof, floor and walls all come with a 10 year warranty.
- Howdens kitchens are installed as standard, complete with a full range of appliances and choice of worktops.
- MDF cladding to all internal walls for low maintenance easy repaint finish on all lodges supplied by Contemporary Log Living as standard
- High quality showers, vanity sinks, mirrors, shower wall panels and flooring to shower rooms & bathrooms
- "A" rated PVCu windows & doors as standard (choice of colours)
- Either free standing or fitted wardrobes to all lodge models as standard.
- Choice of external cladding including Cedral low maintenance cladding & Cedar (extra costs may apply depending on the model chosen.)
- Curtain poles, curtains & blinds supplied & fitted as standard.
- Laminate flooring on all lodges supplied by Contemporary Log Living as standard.
- Ground works & connection to main services available at an additional cost if required.
