Is there any legal distance from living. Windows that a new developer has to leave when building a new property?
Distance from living room window for new build?
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Distance to windows is usually dictated by local planning policy.
The question doesn't make sense to me.
Well I live in a house an a developer has put plans in for a bungalow behind me an the wall is 12ft from my living room window
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Why did you buy a house with such a small garden?
Well it's a big house with a narrow garden all round an a yard at the side etc, but that's not relavent? We've lived here 20 years an the were not nimbys the original developer was building 3 houses backing on to us about 60ft from our fence similar to normal estates an we had no probs with that . He has sold to a larger developer who has turned the plot round to get 5 houses in an now the nearest is 12ft?
Bring this to the attention of the Planning department.
You sound like a Nimby.
That's helpful Freddie Thanku as said I'm not, just lookin for a bit of advice on a different forum, us gas blokes always help others is that something u can't do ?
Write to the developer and tell him that you will plant some 50ft leylandii trees along your boundary next to the living room.
No, but how the new structure imposes on your plot might have planning considerations. As a neighbour you should have received notification that someone had applied for a development that adjoins your property. What planning applications have you had sight of?
You need to object to council planning dept.
This should be done in writing or via the council's planning website.
There are vaious grounds for controlling such development such as being overlooked or removing your natural light to your window. There is a thing called 'Ancient lights' which you can declare which stops new development too close to your windows. I remember my Gran having a sign above her side window which forced the new house next door to be built further back on the plot to preserve her light.
Have a look here
http://bldgblog.blogspot.co.uk/2007/04/ancient-lights.html
This should be done in writing or via the council's planning website.
There are vaious grounds for controlling such development such as being overlooked or removing your natural light to your window. There is a thing called 'Ancient lights' which you can declare which stops new development too close to your windows. I remember my Gran having a sign above her side window which forced the new house next door to be built further back on the plot to preserve her light.
Have a look here
http://bldgblog.blogspot.co.uk/2007/04/ancient-lights.html
There are no hard and fast rules but local authorities will usually have supplementary planning documents that will give guidance on what they will allow. Generally, if the new wall contains a habitable window at first floor level the minimum distance will be at least 19m and probably more like 21m. If the new wall is blank the minimum distance will be more like 12m. Ground floor windows do not usually count as they would be screened by a 2m high fence.
At 12m distance it's possible you might suffer a loss of light. However, proving loss of light is not straightforward and it will be your responsibility to prove it and then pursued a court that the loss is significant. This is not easy to do as the amount of light you actually need is a lot less than most people think.
At 12m distance it's possible you might suffer a loss of light. However, proving loss of light is not straightforward and it will be your responsibility to prove it and then pursued a court that the loss is significant. This is not easy to do as the amount of light you actually need is a lot less than most people think.
OP said 12ft ....
thanku for allur input its 12 feet
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