Building within 3 feet of boundary circa 1970's/1980's

[wobbly2]

Can anyone advise if there was a restriction in the planning regulations back in the late 70's early 80's to limit building new houses closer than 900mm (3 feet) of a neighbour's boundary, and if so, please can you suggest the version(s) of the regs?

Many thanks

 

[noseall]

If there was, it is unlikely it would be relevant 40 years on.

 

[wobbly2]

I'm trying to establish a boundary between 2 residential properties where the only written evidence I can find is a planning consent from the period detailing the side of a new build on one of the properties will be 900mm from the "Boundary Line".

There is something in the back of my mind from long ago that's telling me there was a minimum distance of 3ft for something, possibly extensions etc. to the boundaries, but I can't find any reference to it. Sadly I no longer have contact with any of the old time builders I knew from that time.

 

[^woody^]

There was no such restriction within national regulations.

If anything, this would be local planning policy, decision or condition.

But you can't rely on anything that says a building will or should be 900mm from a boundary, because it might not have been built like that.

 

[wobbly2]

There was no such restriction within national regulations.

If anything, this would be local planning policy, decision or condition.

But you can't rely on anything that says a building will or should be 900mm from a boundary, because it might not have been built like that.

I thought that would be the case. I'll have to contact the LPA and ask them the same question.

Many thanks