garden fence renewal

Zoetoes

We have a 6ft panel at the start of the fence then it goes down to 5ft, I never sit out as there is no privacy, our gardens are split level & next door have a decking area on the top level which makes it even worse, and to add to it they talk over the fences to the neighbours on the other side of me.

My OH has taken the kids to cricket all day today, I would have liked to sit out in the garden as it's been really sunny but I haven't been able to.

I'm getting desperate now so might just nail some 6ft panels to the existing fences & stain them, can't afford decent fencing & OH is useless at anything DIY whatsoever.

Am I right in thinking that you can put up to 6ft fencing etc up without having to ask if the neighbours have any objections?

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rygon wrote: »

cant you put up a few 6' panels at the start and leave the other as it is.

That's the way mine already is.

tahiti wrote:

I'd love 6ft fences all around my garden - I hate the idea of being watched in my own garden.

But what privacy do you get when a neighbour can look out of a bedroom window anyway?

zoeleigh wrote:

Am I right in thinking that you can put up to 6ft fencing etc up without having to ask if the neighbours have any objections?

You can put a fence up to 2m at the back without planning permission, and 1m at the front, or on a roadside boundary. I asked which side of the fence you measure the height when the ground level is different, and quickly realised that no one had ever thought of the question before......

I've just been on to the legal helpline on my house insurance. They reckon it's a bit of a recipe for a boundary dispute unless you get it done through the land registry.