picket fence, planning permission required?

jlemaitre

I(users partner) want to fit a picket fence in my front garden it would be 90cm high and made of wood. Do i need planning permission for a fence so small?

it'll be no issue to either neighbour(semi dettached) the attached neighbour of 14 years is all for it and likes my plan.

kasqueak

I don’t think you need planning for this if it’s within/defining your boundary. 

If you’re neighbour is also on board that’s good news. 

GrumpyDil

The only minor point would be to check the planning permission on the houses. Some estates have conditions that restrict your ability to put fences in front gardens. 
If other neighbours already have similar fences erected then unlikely to be an issue but worth checking. 

jlemaitre

thanks both. Other houses on the estate(build in 2007) have done it(coach houses) as we dont have a back garden only a small front.

It would be nice to sit outside and enjoy some privacy abet a little, and enjoy an enclosed garden like most have with a back garden. I only have a 6 foot garden roughly 20 foot wide.

Soot2006

Should be no problem - I've done the same in my close, and all the neighbours think it looks really cute and it really did improve the appeal of the frontage/.

Rosa_Damascena

Definitely go with instructions from SWMBO. As an added bonus it will help with the upkeep of the neighbourhood.

I returned to my old development yesterday, built 2001. From looking spanking neat and smart its now starting to look unloved (for example, bar one resident no on takes a pride in their front garden) and all that could be fixed with a bit of basic maintenance. The sea change is that so many of the original owners have moved out and >50% of the houses are now on rent. Conversley, at the outset we were all tripping over ourselves to make the environment look good. Now it seems few care.

jlemaitre

some of the neighbours rent, whilst one has done some cheap tat it doesnt look great. but understand they want to do something without paying out much for the landlord to take back. as i dont have a back garden i really want to make the front mine.

i maintain council grass and bushes as they dont do it enough and others dont care. I think it'll cost about £500 all in so overtime at work for me to pay for it all.