Sneaky neighbour waiting to make a complaint!

Tete_en_l'Air

Totally agree with Paddy's mum, I wouldn't be apologising to anyone either, so what if you have 'unsightly' bricks etc, it's only while you have work done and they're on your drive! Let the neighbour complain if that is the only thing they have to worry about, the council will come out and be annoyed at meddling members of the public wasting their time, not at you who havs clearly looked into what you are doing and done it right!

andrew-b

Ignore and get on with it and get rid of the concrete monstrosity ASAP!! I'd be tempted to offer them the old concrete slats if they like them that much!
From my experience of interfering neighbours they always have something to moan about and will never be happy!

Steel_2

Had some interesting discussions with some wonderful people at the council etc this morning.

First, spoke to planning officer again (for about the gazillionth time) and we decided that my best plan to head Mrs Twisty Knickers off permanently is to get a formal certificate of development which will cost us £75.

That's fine. We will be selling up in a couple of years and we know from experience of buying this place that the sale was held up because the former owner hadn't got all the building regs, certificates etc for various projects he'd done etc so we're getting everything done ready for our sale at a later date.

The planning officer was quite clear that "once you have all the paperwork, none of your neighbours can object on the grounds they don't like what you're doing, even the ones across the street". I then told her about the potential problem neighbour, to which she said that clearly Mrs Twisty Knickers has no taste and not to worry. That she'd deal with her appropriately when she rears her head :rotfl:

Then she put me onto someone about the covenant issue. He was also lovely and based on the convenant clause I read out from the deeds said he would have no issue, just to drop him a note with sketch of the wall planned to which he could respond formally.

Then I spoke to someone at the housing association that owns the council house next door regarding the party wall issue and he told me he had no objections what so ever, that it would improve the street appearance and he'd put a note in next door's file about it. Another lovely person.

We're telling no-one about this. Just going to quietly get it sorted and then sit back and wait for the fun to start. We've just seen Mrs Twisty Knickers clump down the street to go and pick her children up from school and we had a little snigger.

I shall get on with the application for the certificate later.

Bigglyboo

This whole thread is based on a rumour. I can't believe you're going to waste £75 when the development doesn't need planning permission. There would be no basis for the alleged complaint from your neighbour and no visit from the council as you've communicated with them already - which I'm sorry to have to say, it sounds as though you haven't done with your neighbour. JUST DO IT and then your neurosis will go away.

As for everyone else who's jumped on board, even stooping so low as to give this neighbour a spiteful nickname, isn't it easy to become a bully?

Snazbaz

Couldn't agree more with Bigglyboo. The woman across the road could be entirely innocent as far as you know (for a fact). It's all based on gossip and assumptions that could be completely false or based on a throw-away remark that's been twisted and taken out of context.

annemone

Have you considered the neighbour might be doing an over there job. I have known people say someone else has said something to stop someone doing something.