Laws On Putting Fences Up??

croboy

Hi,

We live in a new build and the fencing around our back yard is up to waist height and i would ideally prefer a higher fence for privacy/our dogs

Is there any laws/council restrictions on this as i suppose it will look completely out of sync with the rest of the terraced street?

Many thanks

seven-day-weekend

First check that there is no covenant on your deeds that says fences can only be a certain height.

If there is not, then for most premises, you can erect a fence up to 2m high providing it is more than 2m back from threback of thr footpath, and up to 1 m high elsewhere. In practice this means that most back gardens can have a 2m high fence, providing it is not backing onto a road or public footpath.

Check at your council's planning deapartment if still not sure.

http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/uploads/hhg/houseguide.html