Can i obscure a neighborss window?

chamelious

Mojisola wrote: »

The garden looks as if it's been redone recently so the current owners are happy with the boundary.

If the price of the house reflects the current size of the garden, that's not an issue, which leaves the window and there are options for screening that - just replacing the first two panels with 2m ones would give you instant privacy.

If this is the case and we can do this, do all the recommendations to walk away still stand?

Mojisola

chamelious wrote: »

If this is the case and we can do this, do all the recommendations to walk away still stand?

It's really your choice.

Have you met the neighbours? Any idea on how they will respond to a high fence going up in front of their window?

chamelious

Mojisola wrote: »

It's really your choice.

Have you met the neighbours? Any idea on how they will respond to a high fence going up in front of their window?

No and no. I could call the EA and speak to them/the vendors about this and gauge their reaction to it as a place to start though.

If its privacy glass, would this matter as much? Could always put up some plants that'd provide somewhat of a visual screen while still letting some light through for them.

I realise its my choice but it makes me feel like i only have one choice when so many forum members with thousands of posts here seem so sure i should be walking away.

Doozergirl

You'd need planning permission for a high fence over 1.8m.

Neighbours can complain to the council if planting meets all of these criteria:
2 or more mostly evergreen or semi-evergreen trees or shrubs
over 2 metres tall
affecting your enjoyment of your home or garden because it’s too tall

Which would be ironic, really. I'm not sure what you could plant that would actually block it and not block your own window, back door, potentially undermine the non-existant foundations your house is likely to have or be pruned back by the neighbour on their side, but I'm no gardener.

If the window is obscure glass then it isn't really overlooking you unless it's open. I can't see anything out of my bathroom windows. Can't even make out the shape of our cars on the drive.

Mojisola

Doozergirl wrote: »

You'd need planning permission for a high fence.

Only if it's higher than 2m.

StumpyPumpy

chamelious wrote: »

I realise its my choice but it makes me feel like i only have one choice when so many forum members with thousands of posts here seem so sure i should be walking away.

You should really view all opinions here as just that - opinions. Some will be useless, some will be stupid but others should make you think. I for one would not consider buying this house because of the potential issues you have raised, but that isn't really relevant. I don't know your circumstances, I don't know the house beyond a couple of minutes on the internet, and anyway, I would never buy a terraced house or a house on an A road, or a house on a bus route, or a house near Carlisle, or etc., etc. But that is just my personal preferences.

"Why wouldn't you buy a house in Carlisle?" You may ask and my answer is "The commute is too long." A valid reason that is totally useless to you. On the other hand: "Why wouldn't you buy on a bus route/A road?" My answer: "More vehicles especially HGV/PSVs means more transport noise and pollution, which I don't want." This is worth you thinking about, but a valid conclusion for you might be "I'm not bothered about transport noise." Or you may think "I didn't think about that" and, as I have in the past, park in the road with a book and a sandwich and see what the traffic is like in real life.

People can be very protective of their opinions. If you ask me why I don't like terraces I can regale you with tales of misery from the past but those experiences are mine and plenty of people would tell you a different story. Nothing they say will persuade me to change my mind, but that doesn't mean my view is the correct one for you.

Of course most people don't flag up their opinions like I've just done above.You need to apply your own judgement to them, and only you can do that. There is lots of very good advice scattered amongst the posts and they shouldn't be discounted. There is plenty of experience here too and people will dig out information for the fun of it (like I do). They may know about resources that others don't which can be useful, or just more confusing sometimes, but the bottom line is that all the risk is yours. If you buy a lemon or pass on a palace it has no impact on anyone here apart from you.


SP

chamelious

StumpyPumpy wrote: »

You should really view all opinions here as just that - opinions. Some will be useless, some will be stupid but others should make you think. I for one would not consider buying this house because of the potential issues you have raised, but that isn't really relevant. I don't know your circumstances, I don't know the house beyond a couple of minutes on the internet, and anyway, I would never buy a terraced house or a house on an A road, or a house on a bus route, or a house near Carlisle, or etc., etc. But that is just my personal preferences.

"Why wouldn't you buy a house in Carlisle?" You may ask and my answer is "The commute is too long." A valid reason that is totally useless to you. On the other hand: "Why wouldn't you buy on a bus route/A road?" My answer: "More vehicles especially HGV/PSVs means more transport noise and pollution, which I don't want." This is worth you thinking about, but a valid conclusion for you might be "I'm not bothered about transport noise." Or you may think "I didn't think about that" and, as I have in the past, park in the road with a book and a sandwich and see what the traffic is like in real life.

People can be very protective of their opinions. If you ask me why I don't like terraces I can regale you with tales of misery from the past but those experiences are mine and plenty of people would tell you a different story. Nothing they say will persuade me to change my mind, but that doesn't mean my view is the correct one for you.

Of course most people don't flag up their opinions like I've just done above.You need to apply your own judgement to them, and only you can do that. There is lots of very good advice scattered amongst the posts and they shouldn't be discounted. There is plenty of experience here too and people will dig out information for the fun of it (like I do). They may know about resources that others don't which can be useful, or just more confusing sometimes, but the bottom line is that all the risk is yours. If you buy a lemon or pass on a palace it has no impact on anyone here apart from you.


SP

Thanks, again. Funnily enough i actually lived in a rented property on this road for 7 years so i'm happy with the location choice, as well as it being geographically desirable to us for a number of other reasons, part of the big reason we're hesitant to walk away.

I await the legal details of the boundary's from the solicitor, hoping that will help us make a decision.

DaftyDuck

Take a friend for a viewing to check it out. We, on this forum may all agree 110% (bleuch!) that we'd walk. That's not actually relevant, if it all actually suits you.

But, to make sure it's not you being blindsided by its proximity to the pub, or suchlike, take a friend. Don't choose your closest, or a partner, as they may think just like you, but find someone honest and direct, maybe a different generation to you. Bribe them to be brutally honest and critical.

On the ground, and knowing you, there may be more advantages than disadvantages. Sure, we'd all like a palace with deer in the garden, or a luxury penthouse overlooking the city lights. Sadly, my numbers never come up of a lottery, and I don't have the voice to sing my way to riches, so sacrifices have to be made. Personally, that situation isn't for me... but I ain't you, and you are probably glad that's so!

It is easy to be critical - I'm often so. However, you are at least now buying with your eyes wide open.

chamelious

DaftyDuck wrote: »

Take a friend for a viewing to check it out. We, on this forum may all agree 110% (bleuch!) that we'd walk. That's not actually relevant, if it all actually suits you.

But, to make sure it's not you being blindsided by its proximity to the pub, or suchlike, take a friend. Don't choose your closest, or a partner, as they may think just like you, but find someone honest and direct, maybe a different generation to you. Bribe them to be brutally honest and critical.

On the ground, and knowing you, there may be more advantages than disadvantages. Sure, we'd all like a palace with deer in the garden, or a luxury penthouse overlooking the city lights. Sadly, my numbers never come up of a lottery, and I don't have the voice to sing my way to riches, so sacrifices have to be made. Personally, that situation isn't for me... but I ain't you, and you are probably glad that's so!

It is easy to be critical - I'm often so. However, you are at least now buying with your eyes wide open.

Thanks.

We actually already visited with a friend who is herself a vendor who's had a lot of experience with house problems, and I've been talking to her about this too. She pointed out that we/she didn't notice any problems when we were there, other than noting the fact the back garden wasn't entirely ideal as its so enclosed.

wishus

Chamelion, you've probably got one too many misgivings for this to be an easy decision. I wish you luck.

Thanks to Stumpy's detective work (which is great), I have worked out where the house is... so you might want to obscure that? You can easily see the back of the house from the side on Google. It's cozily crowded on one side, and pretty open on the other, despite all the outbuildings, so there's not much privacy, but I like the place. You can see some things still there on the map from all that long time ago, so there's a lot of visible 19th century history to the area.

PS I like the fireplace too, sorry!