New build boundary dispute

Benno1980

pinkshoes said:

A wall to play tennis against! I'd see it as a bonus!! 

I can't see how it would encroach 20 inches in because that wouldn't make sense. Who tipped you off??

A family friend currently works for the building firm. 

ProDave

^^^  Yes just as I tried to explain.  I would expect the outer edge of the garage wall to follow the inside edge of your fence line so you get a flat boundary line.

Not much you can do about it, it was in the contract, the joys of building a developer house where the one next door is not yet built.  All you can do is work with the builder and ask them to be as tidy as they can and reinstate your garden as it was before the work started.

Benno1980

ProDave said:

^^^  Yes just as I tried to explain.  I would expect the outer edge of the garage wall to follow the inside edge of your fence line so you get a flat boundary line.

Not much you can do about it, it was in the contract, the joys of building a developer house where the one next door is not yet built.  All you can do is work with the builder and ask them to be as tidy as they can and reinstate your garden as it was before the work started.

Thanks ProDave, hopefully this is correct and they follow the current fence line or even a few inches forward, I have no issue with this.

however I’m no convinced they will. I strongly believe they will encroach on my land by more than a few inches.

Benno1980

Brie said:

Have you looked at the planning permission on the local council website?  it should all be there.

Obviously if it's their fence they can certainly take it down.  And you could of course put a fence up on what you know to be the proper boundary which they would have no right to remove without your permission.

Hi Brie, I found this on the council planning website.