Garden Wall, adjoining lean-to, planning consideration
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Could anyone offer some advice with a small planning issue I'm having?
The story is this- part of my garden boundary is formed by the back of some local authority garages which are due to be demolished to make way for some parking spaces as part of a new housing development. I have two problems with this:
1. The current garage wall is about (guess) 8ft tall and so provides a fair deal of seclusion and security. The proposal is that this is replaced with a wooden fence 1.8m high. Whilst I would agree that this is not completely unreasonable, I am due to lose out on a fair amount of security as a result- do I have any valid grounds to complain or do I just have to suck it up?
2. In addition there is a lean-to workshop built against the wall. I can probably unscrew this from the wall and make alternative fixings such that it doesn't fall over but again, do I have any grounds to complain and ask for some sort of replacement wall, support? According to neighbours (who have the same issues) the lean-to has been there for over 20 years if that makes any difference
Finally, and not withstanding all of the above, given that the removal of the garages open the garden to all of the local chavs and will allow my dogs to escape the garden, do I have any leverage to ask for input into the project plan etc etc? I'll be asking anyway but good to know where I catually stand on this.
Thanks
Could anyone offer some advice with a small planning issue I'm having?
The story is this- part of my garden boundary is formed by the back of some local authority garages which are due to be demolished to make way for some parking spaces as part of a new housing development. I have two problems with this:
1. The current garage wall is about (guess) 8ft tall and so provides a fair deal of seclusion and security. The proposal is that this is replaced with a wooden fence 1.8m high. Whilst I would agree that this is not completely unreasonable, I am due to lose out on a fair amount of security as a result- do I have any valid grounds to complain or do I just have to suck it up?
2. In addition there is a lean-to workshop built against the wall. I can probably unscrew this from the wall and make alternative fixings such that it doesn't fall over but again, do I have any grounds to complain and ask for some sort of replacement wall, support? According to neighbours (who have the same issues) the lean-to has been there for over 20 years if that makes any difference
Finally, and not withstanding all of the above, given that the removal of the garages open the garden to all of the local chavs and will allow my dogs to escape the garden, do I have any leverage to ask for input into the project plan etc etc? I'll be asking anyway but good to know where I catually stand on this.
Thanks
Sorry, I mean they do ("they will" meaning I assume they do- I'm reasonably sure it wasn't ours when we bought the house).
The lean-to is an issue in that this is where I keep 75% of my tools and so, apart from the strict legal position, causes me a real headache in that I'm losing a large proportion of my secure storage (insofar as a shed is ever secure).
The lean-to is an issue in that this is where I keep 75% of my tools and so, apart from the strict legal position, causes me a real headache in that I'm losing a large proportion of my secure storage (insofar as a shed is ever secure).
Well if you can establish that the lean-to has been there for that period of time (20-years) then that section of the wall becomes a Party Wall (assuming you're in England or Wales).
In practical terms it might be best to ask for a brick wall to be used instead of a fence. You may even be able to get a new shed out of it.
Sounds like you need so Professional advice. A Chartered Building Surveyor or Planning Consultant in your area would be the place to start. You'll need as much info on the wall and application that you can get so that they can give you a more considered and relevant response.
In practical terms it might be best to ask for a brick wall to be used instead of a fence. You may even be able to get a new shed out of it.
Sounds like you need so Professional advice. A Chartered Building Surveyor or Planning Consultant in your area would be the place to start. You'll need as much info on the wall and application that you can get so that they can give you a more considered and relevant response.
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