Next door neighbour has built a monstrosity

isey235

kazwookie said:

Send the photo to the local planning dept and ask for their views on the 'shed'

Have emailed Planning Enforcement with photos

Cheers

Bradden

isey235 said:

and it isn't compliant.

What part of the planning laws does in not comply with?

neilmcl

isey235 said:

Doozergirl said:

That looks fairly compliant to me.  Less at the eaves than at ridge height, which isn't 5 metres tall.  

Your view is mainly blocked by the massive conifers.  

Live and let live.  It isn't a monstrosity.  

Doozergirl said:

That looks fairly compliant to me.  Less at the eaves than at ridge height, which isn't 5 metres tall.  

Your view is mainly blocked by the massive conifers.  

Live and let live.  It isn't a monstrosity.  

You wouldn't be saying that if you were sat in my garden

and it isn't compliant.

Well if you're so sure, and I don't think you are, then why are you asking advice here for, contact your council's planning department.

IMHO, it looks quite nice and not something I'd be to bothered about.

cymruchris

isey235 said:

Doozergirl said:

That looks fairly compliant to me.  Less at the eaves than at ridge height, which isn't 5 metres tall.  

Your view is mainly blocked by the massive conifers.  

Live and let live.  It isn't a monstrosity.  

Doozergirl said:

That looks fairly compliant to me.  Less at the eaves than at ridge height, which isn't 5 metres tall.  

Your view is mainly blocked by the massive conifers.  

Live and let live.  It isn't a monstrosity.  

You wouldn't be saying that if you were sat in my garden

and it isn't compliant.

I have to be honest from the photo you've provided - I would say it if I was sat in your garden, it wouldn't bother me, but then we're all different. 

It'll be interesting to see what comes back from the planning department as they are the experts in the field (or garden) as it were, but from my limited knowledge I don't see it breaking any rules. Please do let us know how it goes though. 

Niv

I think you have all be very restrained in your replies guys, well done.

MalMonroe

I think this looks quite cute and would like to have one myself. But as you say, we on this forum are not sitting in your garden, so we don't know what it was like before nor what it is like now. 

Maybe they should have obtained planning permission beforehand, though? I'm not sure. For all we know, they may have asked the planning department and been told that they didn't need permission as it certainly isn't a monstrosity, nor does it look too tall.

It seems to me that you are most bothered by the fact that they didn't have a word with you beforehand, and I agree it wouldn't have killed them to just say that this was going to be built. 

Any chance you could now have a word with them about it, instead of seething silently?  They're probably totally oblivious.

-taff

The only thing it might be in breach of is too close to your fence. They can remedy that by shifting it across. And then you and your neighbour will never get along, it may turn into a dispute, and then you'll have trouble selling.

Clive_Woody

isey235 said:

Doozergirl said:

That looks fairly compliant to me.  Less at the eaves than at ridge height, which isn't 5 metres tall.  

Your view is mainly blocked by the massive conifers.  

Live and let live.  It isn't a monstrosity.  

Doozergirl said:

That looks fairly compliant to me.  Less at the eaves than at ridge height, which isn't 5 metres tall.  

Your view is mainly blocked by the massive conifers.  

Live and let live.  It isn't a monstrosity.  

You wouldn't be saying that if you were sat in my garden

and it isn't compliant.

Given the 100s (1000s?) of building projects that Doozergirl has worked on I would tend to suspect she knows the regulations reasonably well.

Grenage

I suppose you could plant some trees in that border to cover it.

Rosa_Damascena

isey235 said:

here you go

Phew, I thought for a minute you might be complaining about me

I don't think I'd be thrilled but nor would I let rage destroy me.