Fencing in a corner plot

Jen2girls

Hi I have viewed a property this evening on a large corner plot. The back garden is only very small so I had the idea of fencing in the large corner plot to give ourselves a substantial garden. However my fil commented this evening that he didn't think you could put a 6 foot fence to the front of any property. the fence would not obscure the house in anyway. it would only be used to screen off the garden area. Any advice regarding this would be greatly appreciated.

tyler80

You would need planning permission for a fence over 1m high if it adjoins the public highway (road or path).

Doozergirl

Sometimes deeds have restrictions on what people can have at the front of their house, and if it's a conservation area you might need to seek permission

Even if you couldn't have a 6ft fence, you can have smaller one with trellis or it wouldn't take long to find the right shrub to grow to fill the space. I always look at corner plots and wonder why people don't fence of the bit at the side.

Here you go...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/permission/commonprojects/fenceswallsgates/

even if you need to seek PP, it doesn't mean they would refuse.

hazybubbles

we want to do the exact same thing. we approached the council to seek advise before applying for planning permission and they wrote back saying we wouldnt be allowed a fence higher than 1m anywhere closer than 2m to the road. we were told we could still apply for planning permission but it would be very unlikely to be granted, however it is fine to have a 1m fence with a 2m high hedge growing immediately behind it!

00ec25

hazybubbles wrote: »

, however it is fine to have a 1m fence with a 2m high hedge growing immediately behind it!

welcome to the world of town hall logic.
I was required to erect 6ft high fencing behind an existing 6ft high hedge which was on the neighbours side so the garage I built did not spoil my neighbour's "visual amenity" in case the neighbour subsequently decided to remove his own hedge and thus would "see" my garage

Davesnave

Don't be tempted to use fast growing shrubs for the job, or you will have fast maintenance too. Better to go for something like yew, which will grow on any soil and take any mis-pruning accidents with impunity. It's evergreen, of course, and looks really classy when clipped. Failing that, beech or hornbeam hang on to their leaves in winter if clipped in summer, and go a bit faster than yew, without being extreme.

Unfortunately, you have just passed the season when bare root hedging is available at under half the price of potted, but all are cheaper than fencing in the long run and don't fall down in the wind, or need painting.