I'm looking at replacing the fence that runs around the two sides of our garden that abuts the roads.
The existing fence is 3ft high. Immediately behind that fence the ground slopes upwards by about 3 ft. This means that the in reality the fence gives no privacy to the house or garden.
I want to increase the fence height, ideally to 8ft, for which i would need planning permission.
But what is the reference point for the fence height measurement? Is it the base of the fence post?
The angle of the rise of the ground behind the fence is around 45 degrees. So the nonsense of is if i was to set the fence back 3ft and put in a 3ft fence i'd end up with a fence that is 6ft above the pavement but because i don't know where the reference point for the height measurement is i don't know if this would be permitted without planning.
The existing fence is 3ft high. Immediately behind that fence the ground slopes upwards by about 3 ft. This means that the in reality the fence gives no privacy to the house or garden.
I want to increase the fence height, ideally to 8ft, for which i would need planning permission.
But what is the reference point for the fence height measurement? Is it the base of the fence post?
The angle of the rise of the ground behind the fence is around 45 degrees. So the nonsense of is if i was to set the fence back 3ft and put in a 3ft fence i'd end up with a fence that is 6ft above the pavement but because i don't know where the reference point for the height measurement is i don't know if this would be permitted without planning.