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I think my issue with that is the £5K we are spending to landscape behind where the fence is going, with decking and some paving etc - if I get asked to put the fence back, decking on the front lawn will just look odd!!
I have now well and truly hit a brick wall:
From: CBC
Sent: 23 February 2017 15:46
No, rather basically, if I can walk on your land and walk my dog over its amenity land/public domain. If it was enclosed, it would be domestic garden.
I really cannot allocate any more time to this argument. I...
I am at a complete loss - employing someone with more expertise is going to cost us, and probably more than the fence will cost! Such a frustrating and complex situation!
So the latest response from the senior planning officer:
"Please see word doc attached. Unfortunately, I don’t have the capacity to argue the case law so you may wish to employ a planning consultant.
The attached has been taken from the Development Control Practice Manual which is a planning...
This has been a headache from start to now... not even finished! They are stating that it is to do with Planning Law rather than Town & Country Planning Act. I'm in complete agreement that it is our land to do as we see fit - however, they are stating that with all new build plots, any green...
Council aren't budging on their original stance - which is fine, they have advised that I should get permission...
"We would expect there to be a portion of land remaining in the public realm, as shown on your diagram. And soft planting only on the public side. We would secure such planting by...
I have checked the original plans, there is nothing on there regarding land from the homes becoming amenity space, only the land in the middle (a green space with play area). I have seriously exhausted finding out any further information. I am awaiting an email from CBC today so I shall update...
This is the issue, they aren't supporting it with anything other than stating it falls within planning laws and amenity space on newer developments. I am awaiting further information from the planning officer, I feel that I have a right to fence the area as pictured which leaves some amenity...
I have been in talks with Central Bedfordshire Council who believe that our land adjacent to our home is classed as amenity space. Our deeds and Land registry show it as our land, no mention of such amenity space.
I believed that it would be feasible to erect a new fence boundary to create a...