Scaffolding and boundaries

greatcrested

Why on earth do people just unilaterally proceed with projects that impact on their neigbours, even if (and it's not clear here) it is legal to do so.

Where is politeness?

Where is good neighbourly relations?

Where is diplomacy?

Where is the 'tea and cake'? Friendly discussion and, if necessary, a little compromise?

Davesnave

greatcrested said:

Why on earth do people just unilaterally proceed with projects that impact on their neigbours, even if (and it's not clear here) it is legal to do so.

Where is politeness?

Where is good neighbourly relations?

Where is diplomacy?

Where is the 'tea and cake'? Friendly discussion and, if necessary, a little compromise?

Perhaps because as soon as the matter was first mentioned to them, they began ranting and using a lot of words beginning with 'F'?

AskAsk

Davesnave said:

greatcrested said:

Why on earth do people just unilaterally proceed with projects that impact on their neigbours, even if (and it's not clear here) it is legal to do so.

Where is politeness?

Where is good neighbourly relations?

Where is diplomacy?

Where is the 'tea and cake'? Friendly discussion and, if necessary, a little compromise?

Perhaps because as soon as the matter was first mentioned to them, they began ranting and using a lot of words beginning with 'F'?

i think it is more likely that the neighbour had already objected to the side extension so tension were already running high so he is being difficult whenever he can now as he had opposed the exptension but the OP got planning permission despite his protest.  or there were already animosity between the neighbours before so there is already history there.

Davesnave

AskAsk said:

Davesnave said:

greatcrested said:

Why on earth do people just unilaterally proceed with projects that impact on their neigbours, even if (and it's not clear here) it is legal to do so.

Where is politeness?

Where is good neighbourly relations?

Where is diplomacy?

Where is the 'tea and cake'? Friendly discussion and, if necessary, a little compromise?

Perhaps because as soon as the matter was first mentioned to them, they began ranting and using a lot of words beginning with 'F'?

i think it is more likely that the neighbour had already objected to the side extension so tension were already running high so he is being difficult whenever he can now as he had opposed the exptension but the OP got planning permission despite his protest.  or there were already animosity between the neighbours before so there is already history there.

I was referring to my family's similar problems, though what you say is quite likely.

We gave info as soon as we had the plans sketched-out, so we couldn't have been much more open, but the neighbour wasn't up for reasoned discussion or anything civilised like that. We eventually had to call the PCSO to persuade him to moderate his behaviour. 

Then, when the plans were passed; his objections being deemed invalid, he launched a claim on a few m2 of the land. This was baseless, but it cost a great deal in surveying and legal work to prove it.

True to form, he refused the scaffolding, but in building there's always a work-around, so the extension was constructed soundly, yet not in an attractive manner with a final finish on his side. As I reported, it took 4 more years before the neighbour realised he'd punished himself enough and the work was completed with full BR sign-off in year 5. He was convinced by then it was  a genuine improvement to a family home, not a speculative venture, though why he thought it was the latter is anyone's guess.

He gave no trouble before and he's given none since; it was just something which pushed his buttons.