Neighbour's Son living in 'shed' at end of garden
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king hilarious. 
The planning side of things is where I was hoping to get some more thoughts on.
I would hope it's not possible for anyone to put a structure in their back garden and have it as a habitable space without having to jump through a few hoops with the council. The main issue is it's been there so long it might have been allowed whenever it was built and now we've arrived and want to start causing a fuss.
If the council aren't aware someone is living in an outbuilding would a retrospective planning / PD application need to be approved?
Having spoken to the parents before I don't think having a polite chat would provide a long term solution. However, I would be expecting some kind of petty vandalism should we make a complaint to the council and Mr Nesbitt figuring out it was us. Life is far too short to have to deal with any kind of ongoing neighbourly feuds but at the same time we shouldn't have to avoid half our garden because it smells like a toilet block at Glastonbury.
The neighbours house has 4 bedrooms so it's not as if he'd be homeless if the council did say he could no longer stay in it (although enforcing that would be virtually possible). Surely living with Mum & Dad is better than living in a shed at the bottom of Mum & Dad's garden!?
I think a call to Environmental Health over a 'strange smell' is in order and we'll see how things progress!
I would hope it's not possible for anyone to put a structure in their back garden and have it as a habitable space without having to jump through a few hoops with the council. The main issue is it's been there so long it might have been allowed whenever it was built and now we've arrived and want to start causing a fuss.
If the council aren't aware someone is living in an outbuilding would a retrospective planning / PD application need to be approved?
Having spoken to the parents before I don't think having a polite chat would provide a long term solution. However, I would be expecting some kind of petty vandalism should we make a complaint to the council and Mr Nesbitt figuring out it was us. Life is far too short to have to deal with any kind of ongoing neighbourly feuds but at the same time we shouldn't have to avoid half our garden because it smells like a toilet block at Glastonbury.
The neighbours house has 4 bedrooms so it's not as if he'd be homeless if the council did say he could no longer stay in it (although enforcing that would be virtually possible). Surely living with Mum & Dad is better than living in a shed at the bottom of Mum & Dad's garden!?
I think a call to Environmental Health over a 'strange smell' is in order and we'll see how things progress!
Anyway maybe this will help: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/immigration...
Sounds like it's illegal to use one to sleep in without planning permission.
Sounds like it's illegal to use one to sleep in without planning permission.
Don't pull any punches with the Environmental Health - explain the situation. It sounds thoroughly unpleasant. He needs to be told that he can't behave like that. Where does he go for the rest of his sanitation?
I think even living in a caravan in the garden is frowned upon. If it's bothering you, get it reported to the Planning Dept. They may or may not do anything but I don't think they even need to mention that there's been a complaint - they'll just say that they suspect it is happening and are investigating.
Try ringing them and asking them what the process would be if you're concerned about revenge etc
trashbat said:
Sounds like it's illegal to use one to sleep in without planning permission.
This is what I was hoping to discover, thanks.I'd love to be able to get a pic to show just how special it is. Here's a Google image of something remarkably similar - the only difference is his has windows front & back (the front windows that overlook our garden are permanently covered from the inside in what appears to be a nicotine stained sheet):
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