Front garden fencing

ootie

Hi everyone, I'm hoping that some of you knowledgeable people on here could help with a question I have re: fencing to the front of my house.

My house has a poky north facing back garden and a bigger south facing front garden. The front has a driveway and a nice place to put a table and chairs.

The front to the pavement has a low wall.

I have looked on my local council website and it seems that I would need planning permission to have a fence attached to the wall, to make it a little more private, if it was abutting a highway or the pavement of the highway. I'm not sure whether it is and I telephoned the council and they don't seem to know either, but I can pay £70 odd :eek: to find out with a pre-planning assessment.

My wall is next to a pavement that is wide enough for two cars (I know this because some people seem to think it's a road and park there), The pavement is around 15 feet to a fence. This fence is then around a foot to the road. The road is a fairly quiet estate road.

I would be ever so grateful if anyone has a clue if this would need planning permission. Thank you!

Yorkie1

You need planning permission if you want to put up or add to a fence, wall etc which is next to a highway (or highway footpath) and is over 1m high.

I think that is probably the first thing to check out.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Diol1/DoItOnline/WP/DG_WP194200

ootie

Thanks Yorkie1 for the reply.

Yes, that is also what the council told me, but they are not sure whether or not the pavement is classed as a highway footpath because there is a fence between the pavement and another walkway before the road.

If they don't know, goodness only knows how I am supposed to.....!

muskoka

What about putting a hedge there for privacy? No planning permssion required then I#m pretty sure

ootie

muskoka wrote: »

What about putting a hedge there for privacy? No planning permssion required then I#m pretty sure

Thank you for your reply muskoka.

I have thought of hedging or pretty planting rather than paying money for them to maybe say no. I'm not very good with gardening, guess this might be a good time to learn!