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We built a conservatory without applying for planning permission as the builder told us it didn't need it. Neighbours complained and the Council have advised us to dismantle it because the height to the eaves is apparently 4.1m, which they said is 10cm too high.
I asked where they took the measurements from as our garden is sloping. We saw them measure it from the lowest point whereas I think it should be measured from the highest point is this correct?
Their response was to tell me to measure it myself, saying that in addition to the maximum permitted height (presumably including the roof) being 4m and that if it's within 2m from the neighbours which it is, the maximum height to the eaves is 3m. By my reckoning it is 3.7m to the eaves and 4.3m in total.
The work undertaken to build the conservatory lowered the ground level because there was decking there which was removed. We intend to raise the ground level on one side by building raised beds.
There are two other nearby conservatories in the same line of houses one of which is the same height as ours.
Any suggestions?
I asked where they took the measurements from as our garden is sloping. We saw them measure it from the lowest point whereas I think it should be measured from the highest point is this correct?
Their response was to tell me to measure it myself, saying that in addition to the maximum permitted height (presumably including the roof) being 4m and that if it's within 2m from the neighbours which it is, the maximum height to the eaves is 3m. By my reckoning it is 3.7m to the eaves and 4.3m in total.
The work undertaken to build the conservatory lowered the ground level because there was decking there which was removed. We intend to raise the ground level on one side by building raised beds.
There are two other nearby conservatories in the same line of houses one of which is the same height as ours.
Any suggestions?