Neigbours Air vent blowing into my property

Whatdoidonow12221

ic said:

This is a bathroom fan - a weedy bathroom fan, maybe 6 watts of power?  Sounds like a mountain out of a molehill.  How close is your door to this?  Is your house on a higher level than the neighbour?  Why is the garage extension being one metre from their building any relevance?  Your post doesn't make much sense.  I look forward to seeing your MP raise this issue during PM Questions.

there is about 2 metres distance from their vent to my kitchen door. The houses are on the same level. The garage extension is going out to the edge of his house and mine, right where the vent has been put. The garage roof is attached to my property and his via the joists embedded in the wall of his house and mine. I would expect the MP to raise it in question time, just speak with the appropriate minister to understand why I have no say in being the recipient of a toilet vent into my personal space adjacent to my kitchen and where my children play. The wall maybe his but the space it vents into is mine. 

Whatdoidonow12221

theoretica said:

Your neighbour has put a vent into the wall that you will be using as a party wall for a garage extension?  So once built it will vent into your garage?  So ... build garage.  Redecorate inside, incidentally preventing air getting to/from vent.

No they are not allowed to vent into an enclosed space, hence the shitstorm of issues i am now experiencing from them to keep their vent. 

Bendy_House

Still confused.

This is venting over the driveway? But I presume this is where your extension is going to go? And the planned door position is opposite this vent?

And you made previous alterations to your plans in order to accommodate your neighbs? And these weren't required, only considerate? Which they have pee'd all over?

Can you clarify all of the above, please?

If you did need to go back to planning in order to move a doorway a couple of feet, how easy would it also be to reinstate the previous changes? Would these changes be of benefit to you? If so, it might act as some compensation...

I don't know the process of having such minor alterations like a door moved - provided there aren't obvious reasons why it shouldn't happen - but it might be as simple as having a chat with the BCO and explaining the changes?

DB1904

Whatdoidonow12221 said:

ic said:

This is a bathroom fan - a weedy bathroom fan, maybe 6 watts of power?  Sounds like a mountain out of a molehill.  How close is your door to this?  Is your house on a higher level than the neighbour?  Why is the garage extension being one metre from their building any relevance?  Your post doesn't make much sense.  I look forward to seeing your MP raise this issue during PM Questions.

there is about 2 metres distance from their vent to my kitchen door. The houses are on the same level. The garage extension is going out to the edge of his house and mine, right where the vent has been put. The garage roof is attached to my property and his via the joists embedded in the wall of his house and mine. I would expect the MP to raise it in question time, just speak with the appropriate minister to understand why I have no say in being the recipient of a toilet vent into my personal space adjacent to my kitchen and where my children play. The wall maybe his but the space it vents into is mine. 

If there are no regulations covering this, what do you reasonable expect your MP to do?

Ganga

Bendy_House said:

Still confused.

This is venting over the driveway? But I presume this is where your extension is going to go? And the planned door position is opposite this vent?

And you made previous alterations to your plans in order to accommodate your neighbs? And these weren't required, only considerate? Which they have pee'd all over?

Can you clarify all of the above, please?

If you did need to go back to planning in order to move a doorway a couple of feet, how easy would it also be to reinstate the previous changes? Would these changes be of benefit to you? If so, it might act as some compensation...

I don't know the process of having such minor alterations like a door moved - provided there aren't obvious reasons why it shouldn't happen - but it might be as simple as having a chat with the BCO and explaining the changes?

As requested several times ,a photo would help.

Whatdoidonow12221

DRP said:

Are you saying you can’t build up against his wall because there is now a vent on it?

I can but now the process is more complicated and the costs are going to go up which is making it unviable, the actual cost is only about £1000 for the work, such is the limited scope of it. Its been exceeded by the party wall surveyors cost. The party wall agreement has been put into dissent over it and the cost of moving it, which I don't believe I should be liable for as I have been clear on what the plan was and no objection was ever raised (let alone them discussing putting the vent in) and had full awareness that it would cause an issue but still did it. If the costs get too high it means that I wont be going ahead with it and I will still be stuck with the vent and no extension and thousands out of pocket. Just wish to know if someone else has encountered this situation on what they might have done and how it worked out.

GDB2222

Can you put in a duct to take the vented air up through the roof of your new extension?

theoretica

Is the wall already a party wall or is it the wall of their house and the boundary the outside of the wall not the midpoint?  Seems to me you both have uses you want to make of the wall - and neither is unreasonable - but asking first doesn't give your use priority.  It is a pity the neighbour didn't say right at the beginning that the vent should be planned in though.

Bendy_House

Whatdoidonow12221 said:

DRP said:

Are you saying you can’t build up against his wall because there is now a vent on it?

I can but now the process is more complicated and the costs are going to go up which is making it unviable, the actual cost is only about £1000 for the work, such is the limited scope of it. Its been exceeded by the party wall surveyors cost. The party wall agreement has been put into dissent over it and the cost of moving it, which I don't believe I should be liable for as I have been clear on what the plan was and no objection was ever raised (let alone them discussing putting the vent in) and had full awareness that it would cause an issue but still did it. If the costs get too high it means that I wont be going ahead with it and I will still be stuck with the vent and no extension and thousands out of pocket. Just wish to know if someone else has encountered this situation on what they might have done and how it worked out.

I suspect you are stuffed. If you try a google for something like "can a neighbours extractor vent on to my property", you will find a few similar cases. It would appear that they can do this, but if it then causes a nuisance - ie cooking or bathrooms smells are intrusive - then you may be able to take action due to 'nuisance' or similar.

The problem you have is that they have just vented out over your driveway.... Yes, they knew you were going to build an extension, and obviously that is thoughtless of them at the very least, but, still, I think you are stuffed.

But I'm still completely confused - since you haven't provide a picture or diagram - of what is going on here. You say this vent is opposite your kitchen door? In which case surely you have a fair amount of space outside this door so you can get in and out?! Ie, at least 800mm? In which case, put up a couple of posts along the border with a trellis panel between them to fully shield off this vent. Grow a lovely evergreen climber...

Could you also tell us what changes you made to your original plans to accommodate the moans of this neighbour?

Teapot55

I couldn’t work out how the neighbour’s new vent is blowing into the op’s kitchen if that’s where the garage extension is going to be. 

Is it possible to have a photo please? 

(Above the box where you write your reply there’s a tiny photo icon - just to the right of the smiley face icon - and you click on the arrow/ triangle next to it).