Moving garden fence

[Stubzz]

At the moment I have a massive front garden and a smaller side garden separated by a 2m high fence. What I want to do to move the current fence closer to my front boundary so the side garden gets bigger. Like this:

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• Stubzz
• 11 May 2013
• 1

The fence will be kept at least 2m away from the pavement so I should be allowed to keep 2m high. But will this cause any problems with the local planning department?

Heres a view so you can see the surrounding areas. My house is the red area.

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• Stubzz
• 11 May 2013
• 1

 

[cjard]

What makes you worry that your fence is not permitted development?

You could apply for a certificate of lawful development, and when it arrives, start whacking posts in.. Actually.. why not put up (or replace if existing) a 1m fence next to the footpath, and then plant a hedge behind it and let it grow to 2 metres- you'll make more of your garden area and at 2 metres it's not a "high hedge" that someone can claim is antisocial

 

[kingandy2nd]

I've been trying to get some firm guidance regarding the 'highway adjacent' distance where it becomes permissible to move from a 1m high to a 2m high fence without needing planning.

To date I'm unable to find a definitive answer, it seems to be a the discression on your local authority (or even just the inspector you get). Distances quoted tend to be between 2 and 4m from the boundary of the property.

As stated though, there's nothing to stop a natural screen fom being planted.

 

[big-all]

from your drawing you appear to be covered more than 50% off the total garden area if so it will need planning

 

[Stubzz]

What makes you worry that your fence is not permitted development?

You could apply for a certificate of lawful development, and when it arrives, start whacking posts in.. Actually.. why not put up (or replace if existing) a 1m fence next to the footpath, and then plant a hedge behind it and let it grow to 2 meters- you'll make more of your garden area and at 2 meters it's not a "high hedge" that someone can claim is antisocial

Its the fact that the fence is moving closer to the highway that has me asking questions. We've already got a low hedge at the front of the property that's a pain to maintain, a 6ft one would drive us insane

I've been trying to get some firm guidance regarding the 'highway adjacent' distance where it becomes permissible to move from a 1m high to a 2m high fence without needing planning.

To date I'm unable to find a definitive answer, it seems to be a the discression on your local authority (or even just the inspector you get). Distances quoted tend to be between 2 and 4m from the boundary of the property.

As stated though, there's nothing to stop a natural screen fom being planted.

This is one of my biggest worries about it. I can't seem to find a deffinate answer either and my local planning department haven't been too helpful so far.

from your drawing you appear to be covered more than 50% off the total garden area if so it will need planning

At the moment the decking etc is just a rough plan and isn't down so we can worry about that problem later. However the whole back, side garden and driveway areas are already 95% covered as is.

 

[kingandy2nd]

Just send a letter to your local authority with a proposed plan and see what the response you get back is.

The may well ask you to submit a formal application, but at least if you do that then you'll know one way or the other any wont have any potential issues with the fence height in the future.