Wooden Log Store

cruickgl

Hi there, not sure if this is the correct forum, but are there rules regarding how close a wooden log store be built close to a house. My neighbour is currently building a large one. It is the other side of a single skin brick garden wall but rises slightly above it but the end of it is around 1.5ft from our extension and upvc French doors. I'm a little concerned that being comprised of combustible materials and being loaded with combustible materials presents a fire risk to his property and then to mine. Any thoughts anyone or do I just have to lump it as it is his side of the wall.

abssorb

I shouldn't worry. Logs aren't combustible. Try and get one burning with just a match and you'll see. Besides, plenty of garden fences have been erected on boundaries without additional fire risk.

The only risk of note is an increased insect population.

AndyMc.....

I think he needs to be 1 metre from the boundary.

cruickgl

Well, it's about 6 inches from the wall and easily less than a metre from the back of our house. I'm most concerned about the insects now though, lol.....our back doors are right there as well. I spoke with the neighbour tonight. He didn't sound very happy that I'd questioned him about it. I have basically let him know that I am uneasy about its location and suggested that it would have been neighbourly to has consulted me about it before he had started ,(this is not asking for my permission,by the way, just to see if I would have had concerns) which he really didn't like as his view was he didn't think he needed to as he was building something for himself in his own garden. Ah well.....people. Can't live with them, can't shoot them.

Ectophile

You don't have to worry about insects, because the spiders will eat them all. Spiders love log stores.

FreeBear

Ectophile wrote: »

Spiders love log stores.

Only took a couple of days for the spiders to move in to my log store. Noticed there was a huge nest of baby spiders just above the door a few weeks ago. I dare say there are several more towards the back.

Apodemus

Yes, log-stores are great for wildlife! I get newts in one of mine, they probably eat some of the smaller spiders but the bigger spiders are way bigger than the newts!

Cruickgl, at least your uPVC French doors won’t be affected by the hordes of Anobium punctatum that live in a decently aged log pile! (Google that if you want to add to your worries! Alternatively, get a life!)

martinthebandit

Based on experience, no matter how big he builds it, it won't be big enough.

the_lunatic_is_in_my_head

AndyMc..... wrote: »

I think he needs to be 1 metre from the boundary.

I may be wrong but I think if it's over 15 sm then it needs to be a metre from the boundary, that's if it would be classed as an outbuilding.

FreeBear

the_lunatic_is_in_my_head wrote: »

I may be wrong but I think if it's over 15 sm then it needs to be a metre from the boundary, that's if it would be classed as an outbuilding.

A shed, regardless of size, would be classed as an outbuilding. Planning permission is not generally required. See - https://www.planningportal.co.uk/info/200130/common_projects/43/outbuildings

-taff

A log store doesn't need permission or to be a certain amount away from your fence.
A shed does.
Besides, as above, it would take a serious amount of heat to set fire to it and for it to completely burn down. If it did catch fire, it wouldn't be through an accident. It would be through stupidity or deliberation.