neighbour built badly built 10 foot boundary wall and fence

marybishop

td wrote: »

Hi,

What happened to being kind and thoughtful - I always am. Am I a dying breed?

td

It would seem that way - I'm with you on this one, it makes my blood boil at how inconsiderate people are these days.:mad:

ianian99

td wrote: »

Hi,

The wall and fence is 10ft high. We actually don't mind the height it's the state of it we object to. We did see him erect - although I had just moved in and had a baby in the same weekend so wasn't exactly on top of my game. His side the cement is all neast and tidy and on ours it's a right state, he's put the supports on our side too. We thought he was going to tidy it up and we did drop big hints - he just said render it then. My point is more that he could have asked before doing it and we would have paid towards it being done properly. We have covered it up with reed screening which looks ok but it winds me up every time I see it.

What happened to being kind and thoughtful - I always am. Am I a dying breed?

td

getting it rendered will be cheaper than paying half of a ten foot wall so do that and chill out. If the size of the wall aint a problem and its cheaper to render then why get yourself stressed

MyUserNamesTaken

If it's within his boundary, you have no come back (other than if he didn't have permission to put up a 10ft high wall). All you can do (other than to report the planning issue to the council) is erect a fence or wall on your side of the boundary, or do as your neighbour says - render the wall. This all changes if that boundary is your responsibility. Check your deeds to see who is responsible for that particular boundary. It could even be joint, in which case he's fine as long as he built it on the boundary or on his side of the boundary (planning issues aside).

MissG_2

td wrote: »

We would have gone halves if he'd have asked us.

td

Do you know how much it costs? A wall in our front garden going right around cost us £3500 :eek: last year.

never_enough

I'd plant along it, something that will grow very quickly. If you put some trellis up you could cover it with Russian vine, wisteria, climbing roses, hops, clematis, passion flower, ivy...see it's sounding better already... Some good trellis & plants will set you back far less than half of a huge wall!
However I'd check your deeds, make sure he hasn't 'borrowed' any of your land, see who is responsible for that boundary then speak to planning if it really bothers you. I feel that most things are not worth falling out with neighbours over, life's too short, however there's no point in being trampled over if you really feel this is out of order. BTW if the planning dept did make him shorten it, it could end up looking worse.

withabix

I would report it to your council planning dept, as your neighbour has already been snotty about it.

If ANY of the wall is on your side of the boundary line, your neighbour will be required to rectify this whatever the height.

10 feet high is illegal without planning permission, which almost certainly WILL NOT be granted if the wall is adjacent to a property who's owner objects.

The post about who's responsible for the boundary is not relevant - if the wall is on his side of the boundary, even if it abuts that line, he can do what he likes upto 6 FEET HIGH. Anything else requires planning permission.

withabix

swagman wrote: »

Planning permission is always required if a wall or fence is over 2 metres high UNLESS a local building regulation or planning clause has exempted this requirement.

No, a wall or fence at a property boundary ALWAYS requires planning permission if it is over 6 feet high as such a structure presents possible safety issues if not properly designed and constructed.

jockettuk

theres a reason why you need permission after 6 feet high especially with brick built ones.. It could fall down..

is he a builder or brickie by trade.. how long is the wall..

td

Hi,

You've all made me feel much better about it all now. We have covered it with reed screening and then we'll put trellis over fencing at top to make it look nicer.

He's not a builder - a property developer, although I wouldn't buy a house from him. We did have some concerns about the wall falling over particularly as he's built it on tree roots from trees that have been cut down but I'm putting a veggie patch in front of it so it would only fall on me and not the kids!

It doesn't breed good feeling though - I just don't understand folk.

td

HugoSP

If he's built it over a drain then he would require building regs.

If he's in property development then he would probably know he needs planning he just hopes that you don't.

IMO the safety of you and your family is more important that neigbourly relations, especially if he is developing the property and not going to be there for long. I would approach him with the 2m rule, after double checking with your local council and mention the builing on tree roots etc, see what his response is then go back to the council to ask them to bring about enforcement action on the basis of planning and safety.

I know you don't want to ruffle feathers but this person has obviously shown you no respect whatsoever, so why should you make allowances for him?