fencing advice please.

googler..

Hi

I am hoping anyone can advice us on a fencing matter.

We own the property we live in and have a landscape garden at the back, it was a garden on a slant but now its on two levels so both are flat.

Now my question is how high can we put a fence up from my neighbour ( we own the fence and it was put up just before we brought the property ) the fence at the moment with gravel board is slanted but we are wanting more privacity from the neighbours next door, its 3m height. We have put conifers up but they will take ages to grow inwards.

Now is the height from the grass upwards or from the bottom of the garden below the steps.
Also do you need planning permissions.?

We dont get on with the neighbours hence why we want a higher fence, which we feel they do too from us.

Also there house is slighly slanted towards my garden.
Thanks in advance.

shedhead55

Normally any fence over 2m in height above ground level will need planning permission, however this height will be reduced if the fence is adjacent to a highway or within a conservation area.

googler..

shedhead55 wrote: »

Normally any fence over 2m in height above ground level will need planning permission, however this height will be reduced if the fence is adjacent to a highway or within a conservation area.

Thank you. So by ground level is that from the bottom of the garden ( the lowest ) looking up the garden, as it was on a slant. but now on 2 levels,

G_M

And just to be clear,'ground level' is the point where the bottom of the fence meets the ground!

googler..

G_M wrote: »

And just to be clear,'ground level' is the point where the bottom of the fence meets the ground!

yes but at who's side ours or the neighbours? and as our garden is landscaped so it is slighly higher than theirs.

planning_officer

Height is always measured from the side on which the fence is erected - in this case, from your side.

planning_officer

shedhead55 wrote: »

Normally any fence over 2m in height above ground level will need planning permission, however this height will be reduced if the fence is adjacent to a highway or within a conservation area.

Nope, not in a conservation area. It;s 1m maximum adjacent to a highway but there are no restrictions in the legislation in conservation areas.

A Council can serve an Article 4 Direction, removing permitted development rights in certain areas - some conservation areas are subject to these Directions, and others are not. So in some conservation areas, where permitted development rights for fencing have been removed, all fencing will require planning permission.