New Build Wall

Cris123

Hi all, I have reserved a new but plot (Persimmon) which is due to complete in June, I am after a little advice prior to a meeting I have with the site manager on Thursday;
On the drawing the garden wall is set about 2 metres within the external boundary (there is no neighbout that side and the wall is yet to be built), I am going to ask if they can push the wall back towards the boundary edge, the question is would they need to go back to planning etc to do this or with it being inside the property boundary is it a decision they can make? (I just don't want to be fobbed off with "we have to stick to the plans" if that is not the case. Thanks in advance, Cris

AdrianC

"No neighbour that side"... Is there a road junction? If so, it may be there for the visibility splay.

Alter_ego

What is the purpose of the wall if it's not on the boundary?

moneysavinghero

Firstly, congratulations on choosing Persimmon, a fine choice.

You would probably find it difficult to get them to change the plans and you would likely have to pay the extra costs involved. Does the wall run near to a road and a corner? It may have to be set back to increase visibility for drivers

Cris123

AdrianC said:

"No neighbour that side"... Is there a road junction? If so, it may be there for the visibility splay.

It is adjacent to a path which runs alongside the entrance to the estate, there is no issue with visibility, the wall is set to run to the middle of the garage that comes with the property, I will be asking that it runs to the end of the garage, this still leaves a triangular area near the path, I will try to get a picture up later.

Cris123

Alter_ego said:

What is the purpose of the wall if it's not on the boundary?

It is the external boundary wall, but falls around 2 metres within the actual property boundary (does that make sense?)

AdrianC

Cris123 said:

AdrianC said:

"No neighbour that side"... Is there a road junction? If so, it may be there for the visibility splay.

It is adjacent to a path which runs alongside the entrance to the estate, there is no issue with visibility, the wall is set to run to the middle of the garage that comes with the property, I will be asking that it runs to the end of the garage, this still leaves a triangular area near the path, I will try to get a picture up later.

A picture would definitely help.

Cris123

moneysavinghero said:

Firstly, congratulations on choosing Persimmon, a fine choice.

You would probably find it difficult to get them to change the plans and you would likely have to pay the extra costs involved. Does the wall run near to a road and a corner? It may have to be set back to increase visibility for drivers

Thanks! There is no issue with visibility, the wall will run to the middle of the double garage (which used to be the site office), I will try to get a pic of the plan up to make it a little clearer.

Cris123

So I am going to ask that the wall runs down from the front of the garage and cuts back in, rather than straight down from the middle of the garage, the plan is not quite to proportion and what I am asking does not affect the shrubbery on the plans.

AdrianC

Cris123 said:

So I am going to ask that the wall runs down from the front of the garage and cuts back in, rather than straight down from the middle of the garage

You mean that faint grey line running horizontally from the garage to the house?

Cris123

AdrianC said:

Cris123 said:

So I am going to ask that the wall runs down from the front of the garage and cuts back in, rather than straight down from the middle of the garage

You mean that faint grey line running horizontally from the garage to the house?

Yeah, that is the wall in the plans, thick line is the property boundary.