Where is height measured from?

[Robert Paterson]

Hi all. Apologies, I have tried searching but to no avail.
I'm in Scotland and I'm curious as to where outbuilding height is measured from. My neighbour's garden is higher than mine and he's started getting busy with his 18V cordless and some screws. His erection (aye why not ) can't be any higher than 2.5m as it's within 1m of our boundary. Is the height measured from his garden or mine? Thanks in advance...

 

[Terrywookfit]

Surely it must be from ground level where it is stood.

 

[^woody^]

Highest ground level adjacent to the thing being built

 

[Robert Paterson]

Surely it must be from ground level where it is stood.

Kinda thought as much, that's what I've read but nowhere mentions height difference between neighbouring land. So his 2.5m can equal our 3m for example?

 

[big-all]

think off it as the ground it covers
if theres a higher point it must sit on it to count

 

[Robert Paterson]

Thanks folks. So basically if our ground is lower, it doesn't make a difference to 'their' height .

 

[DevilDamo]

It’s all noted within the Technical Guidance...

https://assets.publishing.service.g...e/830643/190910_Tech_Guide_for_publishing.pdf
(Page 6 - Height)

 

[^woody^]

Thanks folks. So basically if our ground is lower, it doesn't make a difference to 'their' height .

Yes the neighbour can have a bigger erection. It can cause resentment, but its the law.

 

[Robert Paterson]

It’s all noted within the Technical Guidance...

Thanks, that perhaps clarifies (and agrees with the other replies) about where the height is measured from. Being in Scotland the 2m distance from boundary drops to 1m but the 'height to measure from' doesn't differ in anything I've read. Ta