Rather than a visual garden designer, this tool helps you plan how to divide your garden by area — splitting your total space between lawn, patio or seating, planting beds, and storage so each zone gets a sensible share. Enter your garden size and adjust the percentage split below to see the resulting square metreage for each zone, then check out a few well-reviewed sheds sized for a typical storage allocation.
Enter your total garden area, then set what percentage goes to each zone. This tool allocates space — it doesn't lay out a visual design of where each zone sits.
Open grass for relaxing and play
Hard standing for furniture and dining
Borders, veg patches, shrubs and flowers
Shed, bins, and tool storage
Based on a 100m² garden, here's how that space breaks down:
A few well-reviewed sheds to fit your storage zone.
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How much of my garden should be lawn?
A common UK starting point is around 40-50% lawn, leaving the rest for patio, planting, and storage. Smaller gardens or households that entertain often lean lower on lawn and higher on patio, while wildlife-focused gardens often shift the balance towards planting beds instead.
Do I need planning permission for garden zones?
Dividing your existing garden into lawn, patio, and planting areas doesn’t need planning permission on its own. However, hard landscaping like a large patio, decking, or a shed can bring in other rules — for example impermeable paving over a certain area near the house may need drainage consideration, and outbuildings are subject to permitted development limits.
How much space should I allow for a shed or storage zone?
Most small-to-medium gardens allocate 5-10% of total area to storage, which is typically enough for a standard shed plus a little access space around it. If you need a full workshop or a lot of equipment, you may want closer to 15%.
What if my zones don’t add up to 100%?
The planner shows a running total as you adjust each slider and flags when it isn’t exactly 100%, so you can fine-tune the split before reading off the m² figures. This avoids the tool silently showing an area breakdown that doesn’t actually match your garden.