Permitted height of garden wall that is not a boundary

[geraldthehamster]

Sorry if this has been done to death, but I can't find an answer to this precise question - how high can a wall be in a garden, under PD, if it is not a boundary wall?

On the face of it there's this:

"You will need to apply for planning permission if you wish to erect or add to a fence, wall or gate and [...] it would be over 1 metre high and next to a highway used by vehicles (or the footpath of such a highway); or over 2 metres high elsewhere"

http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/permission/commonprojects/fenceswallsgates/

Should this whole passage be taken to refer to boundary walls, or does it also refer to any other wall within a property's curtilage (for example a walled garden within a garden, or a wall 2 metres or more away from the highway at the front?

Alternatively, would a wall that is not on a boundary be subject to the maximum PD height for an outbuilding? In this case, how would you interpret the following:

"Outbuildings and garages to be single storey with maximum eaves height of 2.5 metres and maximum overall height of four metres with a dual pitched roof or three metres for any other roof."

http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/permission/commonprojects/outbuildings

Or is this one of those grey areas that cause so much difficulty?

Regards
Richard

 

[^woody^]

The PD limit applies where

"the height of any other gate, fence, wall or means of enclosure erected or constructed would exceed two metres above ground level"

This applies anywhere within the curtilage

 

[geraldthehamster]

The PD limit applies where

"the height of any other gate, fence, wall or means of enclosure erected or constructed would exceed two metres above ground level"

This applies anywhere within the curtilage

Thanks Woody. Can you tell me where that quote is from?

Cheers
Richard

 

[^woody^]

GPDO 1995

 

[geraldthehamster]

GPDO 1995

Thanks again - I've found that here:

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/418/schedule/2/made

Part 2, Class A.

Cheers
Richard

 

[clifford1]

What does the use of words "means of enclosure" signify?

Does it mean the development IS enclosing anything, or simply that the form of construction COULD be used to enclose something?


A boundary wall clearly enloses the property, but an ornamental gate half way along a path does not necessarily enclose anything.

 

[^woody^]

but an ornamental gate half way along a path does not necessarily enclose anything.

A gate is specifically mentioned, and does not need to be part of an enclosure.

The word "enclosure" is a catch all term for all other typical forms of construction, and has been further defined in subsequent appeal and legal precedent