Neighbour increasing boundary fence/hedge height

Mutton_Geoff

pulliptears wrote: »

Need to establish the second before doing the first as they won't be allowed to paint the trellis or the wall if both being too the neighbour.

I couldn't paint the trellis as it's not mine and is on the neighbours side of the wall in any case. The wall itself is over 100 years old and the deeds don't have T marks indicating ownership. Originally my house was a coach house belonging to the neighbours larger property (but again over 70/100 years ago).


I also don't like painted brick walls so prefer the raw brick look which is visible from my garage windows. My only plan to improve light in there was to fix a garden/exterior metal framed mirror to the wall.

Thrugelmir

Attach mirrors and/or reflective glass to the trellis.

pulliptears

Thrugelmir wrote: »

Attach mirrors and/or reflective glass to the trellis.

Again, trellis belongs to the neighbour. Op is not allowed to paint or attach anything to it. It's not their property.

ska_lover

I would be happy with it to be honest, if you dont get on, it is ideal

swingaloo

I would be worried about the safety of the wall, the weight of the trellis and trees pushing against it and high winds could make it very unsafe in time.

Simby

swingaloo wrote: »

I would be worried about the safety of the wall, the weight of the trellis and trees pushing against it and high winds could make it very unsafe in time.

Exactly what I was thinking op, on a safety issue alone if you are not happy with it being there given it probably does not have planning permission you should have a case to object.

Mutton_Geoff

Simby wrote: »

Exactly what I was thinking op, on a safety issue alone if you are not happy with it being there given it probably does not have planning permission you should have a case to object.

The wall pre dates planning permission and I don't have any problem with it extending up to 2.6 to 3 metres but it's the add ons and the cheap plastic festive decoration that she puts up. She did hang 3 large green tarpaulings across her trees further down the boundary but myself and the neighbour on the opposite side told her to take them down.


Unfortunately she has a complex about her divine right to privacy whilst her husband doesn't take any interest in household issues so my fear is this will have to go legal and will thus flag up the "any neighbour disputes" when it's time to sell.

ThePants999

G_M wrote: »

Unfortunately hedges do not require planning consent, so if that hedge is planted in the ground, removing the trellis and additional wall may not help you.......

I'm sure you're right that hedges do not require planning consent, but councils have separate powers around high hedges - instead of planning breaches, having excessively high hedges may be considered anti-social behaviour. See:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/high-hedges-complaining-to-the-council/high-hedges-complaining-to-the-council
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/38/part/8

jimbog

It looks like the wall is hers as you have ‘the front’ (the buttresses - the back) are on her side?

sillyhilly

Mutton_Geoff wrote: »

my fear is this will have to go legal and will thus flag up the "any neighbour disputes" when it's time to sell.

Maybe put up with it for the sake of peace and quiet for the timebeing? Ultimately, you're segregated from them, too, with this Berlin Wall so it may work better to just leave it like that until you do come to sell?