Heaven's Gate Shepherd Huts specialise in beautifully handmade, bespoke Shepherd Huts which are tailor-made to customer specifications. We enjoy bringing our customer's unique visions to reality whether it's a traditional Shepherd Hut, fully featured living space, home office, therapy room or a cosy retreat. Contact Us Your dream hut starts with a conversation At Heaven's Gate Shepherd Huts, we take pride in helping people create the ideal space for their needs, whether that is a peaceful garden hideaway, a fully equipped home office or a luxury glamping retreat. We welcome you to visit our workshop where you can see the quality of our work, explore design options and share your ideas with us in person. Appointments are available any day of the week, so simply let us know when you would like to come. Get in Touch Message us Call us Email us Send us a message Email Subject Your message Send Thanks for submitting! Where to find us Our Products Crofter's Hut Rancher's Hut Double Crofters Hut Drover's Hut Squire's Cabin The Great Escape Mezzanine Pod The Great Escape Pod Home Pricing Gallery About Us Contact Us

Dover's Hut, a modern homage to the classic Victorian shepherd's hut. Authentic in design, compact in size, and featuring essential furnishings like a bed, wood stove, and desk. Customize to your liking – size, beds, heating, and more. A timeless retreat with a touch of tradition. Drover’s Hut 12ft x 8ft £17,000 + 5% VAT 1/1 Vintage Charm with Modern Flexibility The Dover’s Hut is a genuine tribute to the traditional Victorian Shepherd’s Hut, crafted to capture its authentic appearance and spirit as closely as possible. Inspired by original designs that have stood the test of time, the Dover’s Hut carefully reproduces the classic dimensions, proportions, and layout that defined these iconic rural shelters. Typically shorter in length, ranging between 12 and 18 feet, the Dover’s Hut is designed as a simple yet functional space. It evokes the charm of the past with basic but practical furnishings such as a cozy bed, a wood stove for warmth, and a handy desk, perfect for quiet moments or practical use. Despite its historical inspiration, the Dover’s Hut offers full modern customisation. You can tailor its size, heating options, electricity, cladding style, doors, windows, and more, just as you would with any of our huts. This flexibility ensures it fits seamlessly with your lifestyle while preserving the look and feel of a traditional Shepherd’s Hut. Whether used as a rustic guest retreat, a compact studio, or a unique garden hideaway, the Dover’s Hut combines timeless design with contemporary practicality, offering a cosy and authentic space that honours the past while meeting today’s needs. A fully finished Drover's Hut includes the following: Metal chassis with traditional cast iron wheels Iconic wriggly tin cladding in the colour of your choice Black or galvanised corrugated tin roof Fully insulated with sheep's wool 2 x UPVC windows and UPVC stable door (option of Oak windows and Oak stable door available) Electrics Internal light switches and fittings External light Internal decoration with Farrow & Ball inspired colours Oak flooring Solid timber steps Built-in double bed 1/1 Drover's Hut with Interior Custom Features To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Iain Edward and the team at Heavens Gate have been great from the start of the order, through to delivery and now always on hand if we need tips and pointers. The quality of the hut is fantastic and we get so many compliments on cozy, warm and well finished it is. We are more than happy to advocate them if you’re thinking of a hut build. Our Products Crofter's Hut Rancher's Hut Double Crofters Hut Drover's Hut Squire's Cabin The Great Escape Mezzanine Pod The Great Escape Pod Home Pricing Gallery About Us Contact Us

Heaven's Gate Shepherd Huts specialise in beautifully handmade, bespoke Shepherd Huts which are tailor-made to customer specifications. We enjoy bringing our customer's unique visions to reality whether it's a traditional Shepherd Hut, fully featured living space, home office, therapy room or a cosy retreat. Gallery: Text Gallery

Discover all you need to know about planning permission. Get advice and guidance for your next project. Planning Permission DO I NEED PLANNING PERMISSION FOR MY NEW SHEPHERD HUT? Edward at Heaven’s Gate Shepherd Huts has asked if I can answer this question to help his many customers, and whilst I’m delighted to try and provide some clarity, it really does matter what the intended use is and where it will be sited. Each case really is individual. Some huts do require permission, and some don’t. If you have a hut for domestic use and it’s positioned in the curtilage of a domestic garden and is very much an ‘extra’ to the main building (as in, not a self contained property), you’re less likely to require permission. Provided your property has permitted development rights, you may be justified in siting, what is effectively a garden building, for "personal and incidental use to the enjoyment of the property". The use of your garden and the residential planning unit as a whole does not change. If the use is different, it’s outside the curtilage of the garden, or if you’re in an area like a National Park, AONB, SSSI, Conservation Area, or if your house is a listed building, it is likely there are other considerations to be taken into account, and professional advice is best obtained on a case by case basis. To continue more positively though, examples where a hut is used as a garden room, home office, studio or spare bedroom for family or personal, non-paying guests should be straight forward. However, as said this is not always guaranteed, as various factors may prevent you from doing this locationally. If you are unsure, you should seek advice, and for complete peace of mind it is possible to apply to the Local Planning Authority for a "Certificate of Lawful Use", which essentially proves that you have the right to place a hut in your garden, without the need for planning permission. Please don’t assume that as the shepherd hut’s structure is on wheels and is potentially portable there is no need for planning permission. This is no basis to assess the need for permission. It's got nothing to do with the hut being on wheels, or whether it's attached to the ground or any utilities. It's more to do with where you site your hut and what you use it for, as it would be for a caravan. Any change of use of the land (other than a garden) that the hut stands on will, in all likelihood need planning permission. A change of use can include the intensification of a property, resulting from the introduction of a new and self-contained residential unit. Renting out your hut on Airbnb for instance (other short stay platforms are of course available), to all intents and purposes creates a separate residential unit, subdividing the original and triggers the need for planning permission. In the event that the hut has all the facilities for day to day living (toilet, washing and cooking) even use as a ‘Granny Annex’ could create a new chapter of use in excess of simply providing an incidental spare bedroom. Simon Chambers B.Sc (Hons) MA MRTPI Director Our Products Crofter's Hut Rancher's Hut Double Crofters Hut Drover's Hut Squire's Cabin The Great Escape Mezzanine Pod The Great Escape Pod Home Pricing Gallery About Us Contact Us