Neighbour building 4 meter high garage on boundary with no planning

mrbg07546

The neighbour is building a 4 meter high garage on boundary with no planning oermission

I’ve informed council and let local councillor know.

I have a cctv which overlooks into their land so I have a full view of building. Is this legal?

Any tips here, will my home insurance legal cover help

Thomas_Crown

mrbg07546 wrote: »

The neighbour is building a 4 meter high garage on boundary with no planning oermission

I’ve informed council and let local councillor know.

I have a cctv which overlooks into their land so I have a full view of building. Is this legal?

Any tips here, will my home insurance legal cover help

Having CCTV which overlooks your neighbours property, is most likely illegal. The camera should only cover you own property.

When I had a garage built in my garden, I contacted the local council. They told that as long as the garage was more than 15 feet from my house and less than a specified volume, it didn't need planning permission. My garage is 18 feet from the house and measures 20ft L x 10ft W x 8ft H.

You have already contacted your local council. They are the ones who are up to date with current planning regulations.

stator

Party Wall agreements might come into play, but you would have to get an injunction to stop building, which would cost you money

SandraX

12 is high for a garage but I'm guessing they have a pitched roof?

Cctv looking into next doors garden, why? Or is it aimed at fences, boundaries and just so happens that you can see part of their garden?

ATB and let us know how you get on as falling out with next door is not nice even if it's not your doing

Waterlily24

When we built our garages there was a limit to the height without planning permission. Can't remember what it was but hubby might remember - will ask him later. We managed to build them with a pitched roof without any problems. We come under countryside and things are a little bit stricter.

unforeseen

It sounds like they saw the 4m allowed under PDR but missed the bit that says max height is limited to 2.5m within 2m of the boundary

Joe1981

Max height is limited to 2.5m within 2m of boundary, but a pitched roof can be 4m to the top of the roof, but still limited to 2.5m at the eaves of the roof.

onomatopoeia99

Joe1981 wrote: »

Max height is limited to 2.5m within 2m of boundary, but a pitched roof can be 4m to the top of the roof, but still limited to 2.5m at the eaves of the roof.

If any part of the outbuilding is within 2m of a boundary, the whole building cannot exceed 2.5m height at any point, or planning permission is needed. Can't put a 4m pitched roof on unless the whole building is more than 2m from the boundary.

TheCyclingProgrammer

It sounds like the building doesn’t fall within permitted development rights so if you’ve informed the council it will be down to them to investigate and decide if it’s worth taking enforcement action.

In reality all this will mean is that the neighbour will have to stop work and apply for planning permission (or apply for it retrospectively if the building is complete). Whether or not they get planning permission will depend on a number of factors. You can raise an objection once planning is applied for if you have valid grounds to do so.

The building will also have to comply with building regulations if it is over a certain size that close to the boundary.

You should be careful with your CCTV. Data protection exemptions for householder CCTV use generally only apply as long as your CCTV is pointing at your property - it should not be focussed on anything outside your property boundary or you could find yourself on the end of a privacy complaint.

sevenhills

mrbg07546 wrote: »

The neighbour is building a 4 meter high garage on boundary with no planning oermission

Is building just starting or has it progressed far?

mrbg07546

1) they failed planning permission in 2009- they tried to rebuild any way in 2010 and got a fine and had to remove as I found from local media’s, we moved in 2 years ago, they think young couple won’t say anything

2) they know they are breaking the law. They covered the front gates.

3) councillor told is a ex police officer and told us it becomes complex with cctv, regardless as it’s not directly pointing out house.

4) they have built the walls , and are now doijng ground works, but I informed the council first day bricks was delivered on the 4th of December, however the local councillors have pushed.