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Trimingham Pottery Studio

Client Brief

Our client had developed a growing passion for pottery but found herself limited by working in a small, uninsulated shed. She approached us looking for a major upgrade — a dedicated space that would allow her to fully explore her craft and accommodate the specialist equipment required.

To meet her needs, we designed and built a garden room with reinforced foundations and a polished concrete floor, capable of supporting the weight of a kiln and pottery equipment. The floor was not only engineered for strength but also for practicality — low-maintenance, easy to clean, and perfectly suited to the demands of a working pottery studio.

We clad the studio in a combination of western red cedar and metal sheeting to match their existing property.

Location

Trimingham, North Norfolk

Purpose

Pottery Studio

Size

  • 30m2

  • 7.0 x 6.0 x 3.0m internal

  • 7.4 x 6.4m x 3.4m external

Cladding

Cedral Lap Pearl C52

Windows & Doors

  • 2 of. 2.4m sliding patio doors

  • 2 of. 600mm x 1400mm top hung opening window

  • 1 of. 1500mm x 1120mm office window

  • 1 of. 1200mm x 900mm kitchenette window

  • 2 of. Suffolk oak internal doors

Extras

  • 3.5kw Mitsubishi air conditioning system

  • ​Kitchenette with oak worktop, integrated fridge and belfast sink

  • ​Engineered oak flooring 

  • Copper switches and sockets

  • Toilet 

  • Internal sliding pocket door 

Challenges & Solutions

​This garden room needed planning permission for two reasons! 

  • Firstly, the property is located in a conservation area, meaning that you cannot build outbuildings to the side of the main dwelling under normal permitted development rights.

  • Secondly, our customers were keen to maximise the ceiling height inside the garden room, so we built  the structure to an external height of 2.8m at the front elevation. 

  • Read Garden Rooms completed the planning application to Norfolk Norfolk District Council and full approval was given!

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