Next door neighbour has built a monstrosity

Andy_L

Ganga said:

I would like to see a picture of it from ground level to see what height it actually is .

Accoding to Adonis' link, 1.2m to the eaves & 3.55m to the ridge 

Ganga

Andy_L said:

Ganga said:

I would like to see a picture of it from ground level to see what height it actually is .

Accoding to Adonis' link, 1.2m to the eaves & 3.55m to the ridge 

That cannot be right ,the eaves are above the garden fence level also at 1.2 metres you would struggle to stand up in it .

MACKEM99

If its 4-5 m tall that's one hell of a fence near it.

FreeBear

Jeepers_Creepers said:

Davesnave said:

To me, the real problem is the trees and there's probably nothing that can be done about them either.

Hmm (strokes chin), tall trees adjacent to unwanted outbuilding. If only there was a way to deal with both at the same time...

Semtex and a couple of tonnes of sodium/potassium nitrate - Usually removes most problems

-taff

So alittle bit of googling shows that that might be a Kota barbecue log cabin hence the chimney

Rosa_Damascena

Davesnave said:

Jeepers_Creepers said:

greyteam1959 said:

And I would like the OP to come back.

You reckon they'll be back after our helpful comments?

(I hope so)

We are not here to give (((hugs))) like that other platform where they call you 'Hun' and swear a lot.

Our advice should be accurate, realistic and honest, considering not just the immediate problem, but its context.

Maybe the OP will return after the council have given their response, and maybe not, but there's something for everyone to learn here.

From a personal perspective, I've driven hundreds of miles to view properties and then walked away from perfectly decent houses because of an issue like those trees. We moved away from our first house in 1987 because our garden was that length and a neighbour planted leylandii behind. They're still there blotting out the sun and we still send a blooming Christmas card to the guy that planted them, because he became our neighbour in the next house! Life is contradictory and complex.

I wouldn't have walked for the outbuilding thing. Some people even liked it. There's no accounting for taste and it's good we're all different.

IMH is the new DT

Davesnave

Rosa_Damascena said:

Davesnave said:

Jeepers_Creepers said:

greyteam1959 said:

And I would like the OP to come back.

You reckon they'll be back after our helpful comments?

(I hope so)

We are not here to give (((hugs))) like that other platform where they call you 'Hun' and swear a lot.

Our advice should be accurate, realistic and honest, considering not just the immediate problem, but its context.

Maybe the OP will return after the council have given their response, and maybe not, but there's something for everyone to learn here.

From a personal perspective, I've driven hundreds of miles to view properties and then walked away from perfectly decent houses because of an issue like those trees. We moved away from our first house in 1987 because our garden was that length and a neighbour planted leylandii behind. They're still there blotting out the sun and we still send a blooming Christmas card to the guy that planted them, because he became our neighbour in the next house! Life is contradictory and complex.

I wouldn't have walked for the outbuilding thing. Some people even liked it. There's no accounting for taste and it's good we're all different.

IMH is the new DT

In that case, it might be pertinent to discuss the future relevance of barbecue huts, given that one of the members of SAGE, Ms Susan Michie, said last week that social distancing and masks should perhaps continue "forever." Couple that with the World Economic Forum's assertion that we shall soon be eating meat only on special occasions and it begins to look like a dangerous and expensive space in which to grill a few bean fritters.

Not that I believe we are in the middle of a socialist take-over or anything like that, of course, but it's interesting to speculate.....

Andy_L

Ganga said:

Andy_L said:

Ganga said:

I would like to see a picture of it from ground level to see what height it actually is .

Accoding to Adonis' link, 1.2m to the eaves & 3.55m to the ridge 

That cannot be right ,the eaves are above the garden fence level also at 1.2 metres you would struggle to stand up in it .

MACKEM99 said:

If its 4-5 m tall that's one hell of a fence near it.

Look at the gazebo frame next to it, the number of planks in the wall, the roof compared to the walls  that the entrance is half into the roof

I think the idea is you are sat round BBQ with only the chef standing up in the middle with their head in the roof space

Gavin83

Davesnave said:

Rosa_Damascena said:

Davesnave said:

Jeepers_Creepers said:

greyteam1959 said:

And I would like the OP to come back.

You reckon they'll be back after our helpful comments?

(I hope so)

We are not here to give (((hugs))) like that other platform where they call you 'Hun' and swear a lot.

Our advice should be accurate, realistic and honest, considering not just the immediate problem, but its context.

Maybe the OP will return after the council have given their response, and maybe not, but there's something for everyone to learn here.

From a personal perspective, I've driven hundreds of miles to view properties and then walked away from perfectly decent houses because of an issue like those trees. We moved away from our first house in 1987 because our garden was that length and a neighbour planted leylandii behind. They're still there blotting out the sun and we still send a blooming Christmas card to the guy that planted them, because he became our neighbour in the next house! Life is contradictory and complex.

I wouldn't have walked for the outbuilding thing. Some people even liked it. There's no accounting for taste and it's good we're all different.

IMH is the new DT

In that case, it might be pertinent to discuss the future relevance of barbecue huts, given that one of the members of SAGE, Ms Susan Michie, said last week that social distancing and masks should perhaps continue "forever." Couple that with the World Economic Forum's assertion that we shall soon be eating meat only on special occasions and it begins to look like a dangerous and expensive space in which to grill a few bean fritters.

Not that I believe we are in the middle of a socialist take-over or anything like that, of course, but it's interesting to speculate.....

I can't see either of those things realistically happening. I suspect masks will be advisory but not compulsory and I suspect meat will become more expensive but ultimately it'll only be the poor who'll cut down, the middle classes will continue to eat it daily. I also suspect that at some point we won't eat animals directly anymore and all our meat will be lab grown but this is still a long way off.

I've even seen some suggest that eating meat will one day be illegal. I doubt this'll ever happen either, certainly not within my lifetime anyway. 

Grenage

I also suspect that at some point we won't eat animals directly anymore and all our meat will be lab grown but this is still a long way off.

I'd put a bet on the majority not eating meat and dairy etc within a century.  Alas, I will not be around to know!