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Back garden privacy

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Hi all,
Wondering if anyone could give me some advise regarding making my back garden more private. We recently bought a new build with a decent size garden however the fence at the back and to the left of the garden backs onto a communal car park and a neighbours house - they can see directly into the garden as we are on the lower park of a slope. Each part of the fence is approx 5m (with standard height fence panels). Looking for some tips on making the area more private so its not so overlooked. I was thinking of planting some hedges/ trees but have no idea where to start in terms of what types of greenery to look at which grows fast/ high. Any tips or anything else to consider from experience would be much appreciated.
Wondering if anyone could give me some advise regarding making my back garden more private. We recently bought a new build with a decent size garden however the fence at the back and to the left of the garden backs onto a communal car park and a neighbours house - they can see directly into the garden as we are on the lower park of a slope. Each part of the fence is approx 5m (with standard height fence panels). Looking for some tips on making the area more private so its not so overlooked. I was thinking of planting some hedges/ trees but have no idea where to start in terms of what types of greenery to look at which grows fast/ high. Any tips or anything else to consider from experience would be much appreciated.
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I'd start by checking the contract, deeds and planning records to see if there is anything which prevents you changing the existing boundaries and/or planting trees and hedges.
If the existing fences are around 1.8m high already then you won't be able to do much without definitely needing planning consent.
So plants - subject to any conditions and restrictions - may be your only option and it will take a while for anything to get established to that height without posing an ongoing and frequent maintenance liability.
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Bendy_House Maybe around 2.5m (the fence would be 1.8m of that already) so just tall enough that offers that bit more privacy and stops people potentially peering over.
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