Hi everyone,
I've got a small dispute with my next door neighbour. At the moment a concrete wall separates our rear gardens. The wall is 97cm high (a little over 3ft). I'd like to replace it for a few reasons:
1. It leans quite significantly. I'm pretty sure it has got worse over the last few years (although I couldn't swear to it). Structurally it seems pretty sound i.e. doesn't seem like it's about to fall down.
2. My neighbour has a green house - I have a 5 year old who loves football. It's inevitable that at some point the greenhouse will be damaged.
3. The wall is very unsightly.
4. It would be nice to have more privacy on occasion, although we have always got on well with them to date.
My neighbour is refusing to allow me to replace the wall with either a taller brick/concrete wall or a fence. He claims this will spoil his view which is total rubbish as the only thing he would be able to see less of is our garden.
Questions -
If the wall is judged unsafe by an independent expert then I would assume that means I can insist on it's replacement, or that it is made safe. Is that correct?
As an alternative I could leave the existing wall and install a fence in front of it on my side (obviously). I believe I would be entitled to put up a fence up to 2 meters high without planning permission. Is that correct?
It's noteworthy that because we live on a hill the lie of the land means that my garden is actually about a foot below the bottom of the wall. Therefore if I put up a 2 meter fence then it would only overlook my neighbours property by 1.7metres (2 meters - 1 foot). Could I therefore bring it up to a total hight of 2.3 metres?
Hope that makes sense. I know the planning office is probably the right place for these questions but people on this site have really helped me out before so fingers crossed
I've got a small dispute with my next door neighbour. At the moment a concrete wall separates our rear gardens. The wall is 97cm high (a little over 3ft). I'd like to replace it for a few reasons:
1. It leans quite significantly. I'm pretty sure it has got worse over the last few years (although I couldn't swear to it). Structurally it seems pretty sound i.e. doesn't seem like it's about to fall down.
2. My neighbour has a green house - I have a 5 year old who loves football. It's inevitable that at some point the greenhouse will be damaged.
3. The wall is very unsightly.
4. It would be nice to have more privacy on occasion, although we have always got on well with them to date.
My neighbour is refusing to allow me to replace the wall with either a taller brick/concrete wall or a fence. He claims this will spoil his view which is total rubbish as the only thing he would be able to see less of is our garden.
Questions -
If the wall is judged unsafe by an independent expert then I would assume that means I can insist on it's replacement, or that it is made safe. Is that correct?
As an alternative I could leave the existing wall and install a fence in front of it on my side (obviously). I believe I would be entitled to put up a fence up to 2 meters high without planning permission. Is that correct?
It's noteworthy that because we live on a hill the lie of the land means that my garden is actually about a foot below the bottom of the wall. Therefore if I put up a 2 meter fence then it would only overlook my neighbours property by 1.7metres (2 meters - 1 foot). Could I therefore bring it up to a total hight of 2.3 metres?
Hope that makes sense. I know the planning office is probably the right place for these questions but people on this site have really helped me out before so fingers crossed