Making changes to your council house garden

Find out what you can and cannot do to the garden of your council house.

Keeping your garden neat and tidy is part of your tenancy agreement. You must not store furniture or large items like fridges in the garden, or let rubbish build up. 

You must ask for our permission to make any of the following changes:

  • putting up a greenhouse, garage or shed
  • building a fish pond, swimming pool or water feature. You might have to remove these when you end your tenancy at your own expense (we will charge you if we have to do it)
  • building a patio
  • removing, changing or replacing any fences

Ask for permission to make a change to your garden

What you cannot do in your garden

You can't plant large types of tree, for example, leylandii, conifers, willow, or oak. Their roots can damage the structure of your house.

There are special laws and regulations to protect trees known as Tree Preservation Orders.