Would it put you off

koalakoala

It would certainly put me off, but then I don’t like noise.

Slinky

I'd recommend going and knocking on their door, politely introduce yourself and tell them you're thinking of buying next door and asking a few general questions about the house and area etc. Will be a good way of finding out how friendly they are and whether they are the sort of people you want to be living next door to. The chickens and hogs could be the least of your problems if you haven't sussed out the humans.

jaks111

Hi can you knock on the neighbours the other side or near them 
nothing worse than hearing chickens and cockerels  when you have your back door open and I know, it becomes a noise nuisance, personally I would not live there and I think certain livestock should be in rural areas.
I had them next door but 1 to me don’t hear them now so they must of killed them or the foxes got them..

jimpwarsop

If their hedgehogs are like ours then they are no bother, certainly not noisy, no smell but as already mentioned they crap a lot.

I keep crisp packets and use them to package the droppings, then drop them in nearby undergrowth.

Personally I'm not a fan of chickens and their visitors  - foxes and/or rats.

But hey you could find another property and then the neighbours could go all Tom and Barbara Good.

Slithery

I was camping on my land last night and thought I heard some hedgehogs.

I unzipped the tent to find my neighbours 4 spaniels lined up in a row outside. They're always in size order as well...

I think they were after something from the BBQ I'd just finished.

What disturbed my sleep the most was all of the tractors and big lorries doing their usual night-time harvesting.

Woolsery

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We're leaving the city to move to somewhere quiet and peaceful. I'm hoping it will be out forever home. The future neighbours in question,  have a  huge garden,  which concerns me as to why they my have placed the animal housing, right on the boundary and so close to this house?   I've never had chickens or wildlife rescues next door, so was just looking for some opinions.

Would it put you off buying? And are they even allowed to have it so close? 

Many thanks for reading 😁

I can see where you're coming from. On the one hand, this neighbour seems to have a kind disposition, but life experience teaches us that people may be highly attentive to the welfare of animals, yet blind to the feelings of fellow humans. Is this one of those situations?

Firstly, unless this is in a special area, like a National Park or AONB, sheds and outbuildings are permitted development within 2 metres of the property boundary, provided they are no more than 2.5m high at the eaves. If they are taller than that, they should be 2m from the boundary, or have been granted planning permission. If they've been there more than 4 years, however, no objection to their positioning would be likely to succeed. In any event, they exist, so most purchasers would either find them acceptable where they are or decide not to buy into a dispute.

I suspect the outbuildings are positioned for ease of access and close monitoring, especially if predators are likely to be an issue. Often, precautions include a dog, or dogs, which have more noise potential than chickens, given that cockerels don't crow for lengthy periods. That too should be checked out.

As an owner of fowl, I don't find it necessary to own a dog or have the chickens within 50m of the house, but every situation's different. When we lived in a small city, someone had chickens roughly the same distance away. Our chicken poo is open composted with other garden waste and it doesn't smell to any great degree, nor does careful feed storage and use attract rats. I'm sure rats are around, but in 13 years I've not seen a live one. Any smaller rodents tend not to live very long in a chicken run!

The only way you can begin to answer the special questions this situation poses is, as Slinky and others suggest, to talk to the potential neighbour. The existence of the hedgehog rescue makes this easier in some ways. Speaking to neighbours and observing the property at different times should be part of everyone's due diligence, regardless of location.If it's in a village with a convenience store or pub these can also be a mine of information for those skilled in conversation. We found it so anyway....say no more!

newton345

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Hi. We looking at putting an offer in on a house. Perfect in every aspect, except...

The next door neighbour is running a hedgehog rescue from their back garden, (which I think is wonderful,) but the sheds housing the hogs have been placed right next to the boundary fence, which is about 1 metre away from the house we want to buy.  There back gardens backs onto the side of this house, with just a narrow path big enough get a wheely bin though.

My question is, do you think this is likely to cause any issues? bad smells? Flies etc? 

They also have a chicken coop (just one or two hens as far as I can tell,) against the same fence, which will be underneath our bedroom window.  Is this likely to cause us any bother?  Smell, noise etc?

The house we are thinking of buying has been empty for a while, and was previously rented so I have nobody to ask that has actually lived here.

We're leaving the city to move to somewhere quiet and peaceful. I'm hoping it will be out forever home. The future neighbours in question,  have a  huge garden,  which concerns me as to why they my have placed the animal housing, right on the boundary and so close to this house?   I've never had chickens or wildlife rescues next door, so was just looking for some opinions.

Would it put you off buying? And are they even allowed to have it so close? 

Many thanks for reading 😁

Hi,

My father in law has a chicken and partridge farm.

I can say from experience chickens are noisy and have a distinct smell (worse in larger pens) would never have this under a window.

Also certain dogs go crazy near chickens; the smell seems to trigger a chase/bark response, so if you have any pets you likely will have issues letting them in the garden.

Also chickens are actually escape artists (again depends on the enclosure), but there has been many times where we have had to hunt around looking for wayward chickens.

All in all reading your post I wouldn't buy it - mainly due to the chickens.

Woolsery

newton345 said:

Cherryhouse said:

Hi. We looking at putting an offer in on a house. Perfect in every aspect, except...

The next door neighbour is running a hedgehog rescue from their back garden, (which I think is wonderful,) but the sheds housing the hogs have been placed right next to the boundary fence, which is about 1 metre away from the house we want to buy.  There back gardens backs onto the side of this house, with just a narrow path big enough get a wheely bin though.

My question is, do you think this is likely to cause any issues? bad smells? Flies etc? 

They also have a chicken coop (just one or two hens as far as I can tell,) against the same fence, which will be underneath our bedroom window.  Is this likely to cause us any bother?  Smell, noise etc?

The house we are thinking of buying has been empty for a while, and was previously rented so I have nobody to ask that has actually lived here.

We're leaving the city to move to somewhere quiet and peaceful. I'm hoping it will be out forever home. The future neighbours in question,  have a  huge garden,  which concerns me as to why they my have placed the animal housing, right on the boundary and so close to this house?   I've never had chickens or wildlife rescues next door, so was just looking for some opinions.

Would it put you off buying? And are they even allowed to have it so close? 

Many thanks for reading 😁

Hi,

My father in law has a chicken and partridge farm.

All in all reading your post I wouldn't buy it - mainly due to the chickens.

I wouldn't buy near a chicken farm either; awful smell. But three or four???

Ath_Wat

jimpwarsop said:

If their hedgehogs are like ours then they are no bother, certainly not noisy, no smell but as already mentioned they crap a lot.

I keep crisp packets and use them to package the droppings, then drop them in nearby undergrowth.

Personally I'm not a fan of chickens and their visitors  - foxes and/or rats.

But hey you could find another property and then the neighbours could go all Tom and Barbara Good.

Not still in the crisp packets, I presume.

jimpwarsop

Ath_Wat said:

jimpwarsop said:

If their hedgehogs are like ours then they are no bother, certainly not noisy, no smell but as already mentioned they crap a lot.

I keep crisp packets and use them to package the droppings, then drop them in nearby undergrowth.

Personally I'm not a fan of chickens and their visitors  - foxes and/or rats.

But hey you could find another property and then the neighbours could go all Tom and Barbara Good.

Not still in the crisp packets, I presume.

You presume correctly.