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My neighbour is planning to extend into the side return up to the boundary. They are planning a flat roof, of 3m height but the parapet on the wall supporting this is going to be 3.4m high.
I read the PD Order 2015 saying eave height when construction is within 2m of boundary to restrict the height of that wall at 3m. But the neighbour's architect says that the eaves height of a flat roof is measured at top of roof, ignoring the parapet. The guidance on the 2015 Order does allow this reading because when it talks about measuring 3m eaves height it refers back to guidance under a different section (A.1(d)) not relating to eaves heights not exceeding current eave heights, not to boundary restrictions... But it is completely contrary to the spirit of the 3m eave high limit. Isn't it? It is absurd.
If read this way the neighbour could build a 4m wall and then have a 'roof' intersecting the wall at 3m. What would the purpose of A1(i) be if that were the case?
Any thoughts or expertise? Yes it is 40cm, but even 3m is high in such a narrow space!
I read the PD Order 2015 saying eave height when construction is within 2m of boundary to restrict the height of that wall at 3m. But the neighbour's architect says that the eaves height of a flat roof is measured at top of roof, ignoring the parapet. The guidance on the 2015 Order does allow this reading because when it talks about measuring 3m eaves height it refers back to guidance under a different section (A.1(d)) not relating to eaves heights not exceeding current eave heights, not to boundary restrictions... But it is completely contrary to the spirit of the 3m eave high limit. Isn't it? It is absurd.
If read this way the neighbour could build a 4m wall and then have a 'roof' intersecting the wall at 3m. What would the purpose of A1(i) be if that were the case?
Any thoughts or expertise? Yes it is 40cm, but even 3m is high in such a narrow space!