Is this window even legal ?

FreeBear

ian1246 said: If its your wall, get a ladder, go up the wall and put a board over it on your side of the wall. Problem solved.

It will be a party wall at best. At worst, the neighbour's wall. Whilst boarding it over, or bricking up will solve the immediate overlooking problem in the short term, it is going to open up a whole bunch of bigger (and costlier) problems.

Just don't do it.

[Deleted User]

Hi,

it reads to me as the window is in gable end of flats, and the trees were obscuring it for 20 odd years, there is no mention of a wall between flats and OP house.

Eldi_Dos

Doozergirl said:

Eldi_Dos said:

Write to the building managers boss with your concerns.
There is probably public money used to fund property, speak to your local councillor who may have influence over issue.

Edit.
You mention window is rotten and has not been maintained for many years, do you feel that it constitutes a danger? if so mention when contacting above.

Local councillor?  Might as well just go directly to the planning office and ask them straight out.  The councillor isn't going to do anything than talk to them.  

Where the money comes from is irrelevant.  

If the councillor sits on committee that allocates funds, the boss of the building manager would be inclined to listen to any concerns the councillor had about safety.
Who pays the piper is relevant when it comes to public money.

jonnydeppiwish!

Eldi_Dos said:

Doozergirl said:

Eldi_Dos said:

Write to the building managers boss with your concerns.
There is probably public money used to fund property, speak to your local councillor who may have influence over issue.

Edit.
You mention window is rotten and has not been maintained for many years, do you feel that it constitutes a danger? if so mention when contacting above.

Local councillor?  Might as well just go directly to the planning office and ask them straight out.  The councillor isn't going to do anything than talk to them.  

Where the money comes from is irrelevant.  

If the councillor sits on committee that allocates funds, the boss of the building manager would be inclined to listen to any concerns the councillor had about safety.
Who pays the piper is relevant when it comes to public money.

It’s been there for years - nothing is going to happen about it.

Eldi_Dos

jonnydeppiwish! said:

Eldi_Dos said:

Doozergirl said:

Eldi_Dos said:

Write to the building managers boss with your concerns.
There is probably public money used to fund property, speak to your local councillor who may have influence over issue.

Edit.
You mention window is rotten and has not been maintained for many years, do you feel that it constitutes a danger? if so mention when contacting above.

Local councillor?  Might as well just go directly to the planning office and ask them straight out.  The councillor isn't going to do anything than talk to them.  

Where the money comes from is irrelevant.  

If the councillor sits on committee that allocates funds, the boss of the building manager would be inclined to listen to any concerns the councillor had about safety.
Who pays the piper is relevant when it comes to public money.

It’s been there for years - nothing is going to happen about it.

That is true if nobody does anything, or it falls out.

jonnydeppiwish!

Eldi_Dos said:

jonnydeppiwish! said:

Eldi_Dos said:

Doozergirl said:

Eldi_Dos said:

Write to the building managers boss with your concerns.
There is probably public money used to fund property, speak to your local councillor who may have influence over issue.

Edit.
You mention window is rotten and has not been maintained for many years, do you feel that it constitutes a danger? if so mention when contacting above.

Local councillor?  Might as well just go directly to the planning office and ask them straight out.  The councillor isn't going to do anything than talk to them.  

Where the money comes from is irrelevant.  

If the councillor sits on committee that allocates funds, the boss of the building manager would be inclined to listen to any concerns the councillor had about safety.
Who pays the piper is relevant when it comes to public money.

It’s been there for years - nothing is going to happen about it.

That is true if nobody does anything, or it falls out.

But nobody can do anything about it. PP is 4 years and if the owners have only just noticed it after living there for 20 years, then they have no hope of legally having it removed/blocked etc.

Replacement can then also be like for like.

Op, get round to the council and ask them politely if they would obscure the window. Offer to pay if needs be. Failing that, you could always climb up on a ladder, have a look in and see what type of room it is.

Mistral001

If the window is an original feature of this Georgian house, then it does not have to comply with present Planning or Building Control laws.  I cannot see anyway around that.