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If you don't need building regs I would say 100mm walls with piers, I like 450 wide and 215 thicker than walls, one each side of doors and one on the 7m wall and two on the 9m wall.
One could imagine that a wall without any piers could totally topple over and say a 6 m wall with one pier may have only one 3 m section collapse, 2 piers and only a 2 metre section.
You may find that garages need to be stronger because there is a greater risk of damage.
I think a call to the local building control office may help.
Regards
Barney
Oh yeah, if not attached to the house does it need BC?
[Edit]You can get some "better" garage doors that are insulated and seal, more expense but make for better conditions for you and your toys.
Another item that I didn't realise to BC pointed it out was the roofing membrane on my pitched roof had to meet a certain fire classification. In reality almost impossible to find a product that meets this requiment so easiest solution was to plaster board out the ceiling.
Looks like my old classic cars are going to be stored in nicer condition than some people live in but least it should be ok when I do some work on them in the winter!
If you are planning to use in the winter I would definatly recommend putting in some insulation when you build it as it doesn't add much cost.
There are very few days in the UK, when it is too cold to work with a coat on if you are protected from the wind.