But I have since read that if the properties are on a slope, of which ours are, and it is a retaining wall, the height should be measured from the highest side of the fence. Ours is the highest side. I Can’t plant trees etc as it is a concrete floor. If it was a flat terrain then the height of the fence is measured from the lowest point.
Fence height query
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Apparently 2m max that includes a trellis
We & they are past talking. I’ve tried talking to them previously but they’re not the type to listen. I’ve never met such a self absorbed, inconsiderate and disrespectful family. They are control freaks, trust me. I have lots of stories to share. My issue is not with them at this stage. It is with the council. It is the council requesting that the fence is taken down. But on what grounds? I’m yet to find out when I receive the letter.
Fair enough. It is very strange the council are asking you to take it down rather than just lower it.
I wouldn't worry about it, just forget about it and just deal with it when they give you a reason/letter. If they are anything like any council up and down the country it'll take them a good while to get their bum in hear and follow up.
I wouldn't worry about it, just forget about it and just deal with it when they give you a reason/letter. If they are anything like any council up and down the country it'll take them a good while to get their bum in hear and follow up.
Ah fair point. I hadn’t considered the retaining wall and whether it plays any part in the planning regs.
It sounds like you're making a mountain out of a molehill, i get how having to deal with the council and uncertainty can be distressing but it's not worth worrying about what you don't know. You know they've told you to take it down but you don't know why they've come to that decision so you need more information before you take action, you're not going to get a court summons next week if you don't take it down, either give the council a call next week or send them a letter and politely explain that you're considering appealing the decision but would like to know why they've asked you to remove it before you cause them extra work.
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Standard response from Council on something that is in contravention is to take it down.
Simplest and fastest way they resolve the issue and can forget about it.
Simplest and fastest way they resolve the issue and can forget about it.
To be fair i did only mean the 1.8 meter fence not the wall underneath and it was in response to him saying the neighbours deliberately
arrange their sofa to look into his lounge. It would stop that
This is the obvious suggestion surely - unless you and the other half are models they'll soon be begging you to put the fence back up after being subjected to your bits flapping around at all hours of the day and night
Either that or get a nice powerful laser pointer and use it to incite their dogs into trashing the place
If you have enough space, under permitted development you are allowed to build a shed with a total height of 2.5m up to the boundary line. Build the thinnest shed you can up against the new reduced height fence and watch the neighbour go nuts, enjoy your new storage facility and improved privacy.
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TBH I would wait until the council take me to court. At least then you find out why. You could also, very reasonably, say that you were not given a reason as to why you were told to take it down.
Worst case, it will cost you a court fee. Best case, they might not take you to court, or you may be able to keep the fence there a few more years.
But certainly I would annoy the neighbour if I did have to take it down. I would remove it completely and just let his dogs run off down the street. You are not obliged to have a fence there. Either that or plant a hedge.
Worst case, it will cost you a court fee. Best case, they might not take you to court, or you may be able to keep the fence there a few more years.
But certainly I would annoy the neighbour if I did have to take it down. I would remove it completely and just let his dogs run off down the street. You are not obliged to have a fence there. Either that or plant a hedge.
I don't know if that's true... I'm sure the limit is 2.5m but has to be at least 1m from the boundary line.
Only if it's bigger than 15m2, under 15m2 you can be all the way up to the boundary line. If you're over 2m away you can have a pitched roof up to 4m high.
I stand corrected... I based it on an image on my local council site and it inferred that the 2.5m rule was if it was at least 1m from the boundary. The wording, in typical legal speak, is also a little confusing however I read it again (bearing in mind what you have said) and it means that the height WITHIN 1m of the boundary cannot exceed 2.5m
The perfect small shed - fourth one down - our neighbour has one between his shed and the fence. we look at it every time we go out but he uses it as a shed. You could put sign's on it and false stack pipe and paint his side with graffiti. 
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