Boundary Fence Definition?
Discussion
Long story short:
A while ago I came home to find my neighbour had come onto my land and felled several shrubs/trees, he said were blocking light form his garden. Some of the stumps were more than a metre from the boundary. The boundary is a well maintained solid fence, my land being higher than his accross the boundary. The felled branches were left where they had fallen. I immediately had words with him, and provided him with documentation outlining the many and varied reasons what he did was very, very wrong (the stuff about overhanging branches etc) and have had no further issue (to date).
My 'cosmetic' boundary, edging the lawn, is a line of Lilandi about 2m from the fence. Between this and the fence are said trees & shrubs, I don't bother to maintain it much.
It appears that the law is not really much use, becasue what he did isn't damage to property (trees) and trespass isn't a big deal apparently. I could have taken him to court for loss of privacy and possibly fly tipping, but with no guarantee of any action being taken against him (unless anyone knows differently?).
Anyway - I mused that a 12' concrete fence (I wouldn't see it so no issue there) would put a permanent end to this, but 6' feet is the limit...for a boundary fence. Since I have the 2m buffer zone between my Lilandi and the fence, my question is: How far from a boundary line does the 6' limit apply? Presumably I could erect a 12' fence along the middle of my lawn if I wanted? So how close is too close?
Ta.
A while ago I came home to find my neighbour had come onto my land and felled several shrubs/trees, he said were blocking light form his garden. Some of the stumps were more than a metre from the boundary. The boundary is a well maintained solid fence, my land being higher than his accross the boundary. The felled branches were left where they had fallen. I immediately had words with him, and provided him with documentation outlining the many and varied reasons what he did was very, very wrong (the stuff about overhanging branches etc) and have had no further issue (to date).
My 'cosmetic' boundary, edging the lawn, is a line of Lilandi about 2m from the fence. Between this and the fence are said trees & shrubs, I don't bother to maintain it much.
It appears that the law is not really much use, becasue what he did isn't damage to property (trees) and trespass isn't a big deal apparently. I could have taken him to court for loss of privacy and possibly fly tipping, but with no guarantee of any action being taken against him (unless anyone knows differently?).
Anyway - I mused that a 12' concrete fence (I wouldn't see it so no issue there) would put a permanent end to this, but 6' feet is the limit...for a boundary fence. Since I have the 2m buffer zone between my Lilandi and the fence, my question is: How far from a boundary line does the 6' limit apply? Presumably I could erect a 12' fence along the middle of my lawn if I wanted? So how close is too close?
Ta.
s off your neighbour!Spare tyre said:
No matter who is in the right or wrong, avoid legal action at all costs, disputes ultimately only have one winner, that's the solicitor
I consulted my solicitor, who was ready to take proceedings against him for various reasons. I opted not to, and to simply go around there and talk to him (which is exactly what he should have done before doing what he did). foxsasha said:
Was he contrite when you had a word? If so why do you feel he might do something similar in the future?
No apology, he thought he could remove the entire tree, not just the overhanging branches. He also thought he had a "right to light", which is also incorrect. I printed the guidance from gov.uk on boundaries, which outlined what you can and can't do, but he still didn't seem to understand.Difficult to tell whether he'd do it again or not tbh, but if he does it'll no doubt end in court.
What he did was criminal damage and you should have involved the police, they will probably be reluctant to get involved but you should press, at very least a visit from the neighbourhood PCSO and a warning.
In fact you should probably still report it, so there's a record if he does it again.
He knows exactly what he did and that it was not acceptable, don't fall for that nonsense.
And yes you sound like you are in danger of losing the plot and becoming the problem too - long deep breath and stop thinking about Berlin walls!
In fact you should probably still report it, so there's a record if he does it again.
He knows exactly what he did and that it was not acceptable, don't fall for that nonsense.
And yes you sound like you are in danger of losing the plot and becoming the problem too - long deep breath and stop thinking about Berlin walls!
Mr GrimNasty said:
What he did was criminal damage and you should have involved the police, they will probably be reluctant to get involved but you should press, at very least a visit from the neighbourhood PCSO and a warning.
In fact you should probably still report it, so there's a record if he does it again.
He knows exactly what he did and that it was not acceptable, don't fall for that nonsense.
And yes you sound like you are in danger of losing the plot and becoming the problem too - long deep breath and stop thinking about Berlin walls!
That's all great as long as you aren't planning on selling your house for a good few years!In fact you should probably still report it, so there's a record if he does it again.
He knows exactly what he did and that it was not acceptable, don't fall for that nonsense.
And yes you sound like you are in danger of losing the plot and becoming the problem too - long deep breath and stop thinking about Berlin walls!
Mr GrimNasty said:
What he did was criminal damage and you should have involved the police, they will probably be reluctant to get involved but you should press, at very least a visit from the neighbourhood PCSO and a warning.
In fact you should probably still report it, so there's a record if he does it again.
He knows exactly what he did and that it was not acceptable, don't fall for that nonsense.
And yes you sound like you are in danger of losing the plot and becoming the problem too - long deep breath and stop thinking about Berlin walls!
It's not criminal damage, it's not a Police matter. If it was, things would be considerably easier.In fact you should probably still report it, so there's a record if he does it again.
He knows exactly what he did and that it was not acceptable, don't fall for that nonsense.
And yes you sound like you are in danger of losing the plot and becoming the problem too - long deep breath and stop thinking about Berlin walls!
dr_gn said:
Mr GrimNasty said:
What he did was criminal damage and you should have involved the police, they will probably be reluctant to get involved but you should press, at very least a visit from the neighbourhood PCSO and a warning.
In fact you should probably still report it, so there's a record if he does it again.
He knows exactly what he did and that it was not acceptable, don't fall for that nonsense.
And yes you sound like you are in danger of losing the plot and becoming the problem too - long deep breath and stop thinking about Berlin walls!
It's not criminal damage, it's not a Police matter. If it was, things would be considerably easier.In fact you should probably still report it, so there's a record if he does it again.
He knows exactly what he did and that it was not acceptable, don't fall for that nonsense.
And yes you sound like you are in danger of losing the plot and becoming the problem too - long deep breath and stop thinking about Berlin walls!
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