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Replace old garden fence with brick wall

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The fence between my house and the semi joined to us is in a very sorry state, its the responsibilty of the neighbours according to the deeds. They are an old couple who never venture into the garden. I'd like ot replace it, at my cost with a garden wall of same height, to run from my/our houses right to bottom of the garden, whats involved? No planning permission (I checked on the planning portal), so is it just a case of permission of the neighoburs, get quotes and get it built?

It will be 6ft high, so i know will need to be 300mm block thick, would the foundations encroach on the neighbours land at all?

Any advice greatly received

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  • jhs14
    jhs14 Posts: 167 Forumite
    Forget the deeds - who's fence is it? (Ie, who purchased it and put it there?) If neither homeowner knows then the practical solution is to assume 50/50 responsibility. The boundary plan is irrelevant - being responsible for a boundary is not the same as owning a fence.

    Clearly you can't build a wall that encroaches on your neighbours land without their permission.
  • I_have_spoken
    I_have_spoken Posts: 5,051 Forumite
    You'll need a Party Wall agreement unless you build the wall so that it and the foundations are on your land.
  • londonTiger
    londonTiger Posts: 4,903 Forumite
    jhs14 wrote: »
    Clearly you can't build a wall that encroaches on your neighbours land without their permission.

    this, a wall needs to be thick to be safe & secure. If you want the wall option you will most like need to wall on your side - taking away quite a bit of garden space if you're in a terrace house where width is a premium.

    Why do you want a wall any? it's a lot more hard work - if you want durability, then use concrete fence posts where the fence slots into the groves of the post.
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