Site next door being developed, access to our wall?
Discussion
fesuvious said:
Quick Hijack,
Equus, do you cover or would you get involved with a B'ham project of @1acre?
Having doubts about current architect...
Potentially, yes, depending on what the project is and what issues you have.Equus, do you cover or would you get involved with a B'ham project of @1acre?
Having doubts about current architect...
We are fairly heavily committed at present, though. PM me if you wish.
I work in this sector. For a start if it’s few private individuals developing, they won’t care one bit about a wall. Repairing it cuts into profits
Worse case scenario they could go bust. I’ve a rental where that happened adjacent: village setting, beautiful countryside and they failed to assess scale no cost of ground works. Thus the house now has a view of something akin to a quarry.
But knackered wall repairs to a developer are very low down the list I’m afraid
Worse case scenario they could go bust. I’ve a rental where that happened adjacent: village setting, beautiful countryside and they failed to assess scale no cost of ground works. Thus the house now has a view of something akin to a quarry.
But knackered wall repairs to a developer are very low down the list I’m afraid
austinsmirk said:
I work in this sector. For a start if it’s few private individuals developing, they won’t care one bit about a wall. Repairing it cuts into profits
Worse case scenario they could go bust. I’ve a rental where that happened adjacent: village setting, beautiful countryside and they failed to assess scale no cost of ground works. Thus the house now has a view of something akin to a quarry.
But knackered wall repairs to a developer are very low down the list I’m afraid
In response to the highlighted. Whilst as a 'general' rule you may well be right, in this instance, as mentioned, we have Leylandii running the length of our garden, which will also be on the boundary of two neighbouring gardens. Accordingly I imagine they'd not want prospective buyers going in the garden to be faced with the sight of an expensive repair as soon as they moved in? Worse case scenario they could go bust. I’ve a rental where that happened adjacent: village setting, beautiful countryside and they failed to assess scale no cost of ground works. Thus the house now has a view of something akin to a quarry.
But knackered wall repairs to a developer are very low down the list I’m afraid
kingBadger said:
I hope it goes well for you though, difficult to not get stressed by these jobs. Also, just saying, but if you'd like to pop round with a bacon sarnie for me it would be much appreciated. Crispy-ish bacon but not overdone, buttered white bread and no crusts, ketchup. Oh and a cup of tea as well please. (-:
Oh for crying out loud you can't have butter on bacon sarnies. Everyone knows that. Fermit and Sexy Sarah said:
In response to the highlighted. Whilst as a 'general' rule you may well be right, in this instance, as mentioned, we have Leylandii running the length of our garden, which will also be on the boundary of two neighbouring gardens. Accordingly I imagine they'd not want prospective buyers going in the garden to be faced with the sight of an expensive repair as soon as they moved in?
The quick, cheap answer to which might be to erect a 2,0m high panel fence, a few inches inside the boundary wall.WTF possessed you to plant Leylandii along the boundary? f
king hateful things...Equus said:
The quick, cheap answer to which might be to erect a 2,0m high panel fence, a few inches inside the boundary wall.
WTF possessed you to plant Leylandii along the boundary? fking hateful things...
Were already planted when we bought the house, albeit a lot smaller. WTF possessed you to plant Leylandii along the boundary? f
king hateful things...Edited by Fermit and Sexy Sarah on Sunday 13th June 11:16
Living next to a sizeable modern development is hell on earth. It made me very stressed for a good 4 years a while back. Apart from the lorries idling at 5am outside your front door, every day, and the mess, and the dust, you'll be listening to petrol disc cutters slicing concrete for a very long time.
The Leylandii will eventually push the wall over.
When this happened near me the builders put up a fence about a foot away from the wall, they then grew shrubs and bushes against the fence.
Years later the fence has naturally rotted and come loose, but it can't fall over as it's in between bushes and wall.
Builders went into liquidation.
When this happened near me the builders put up a fence about a foot away from the wall, they then grew shrubs and bushes against the fence.
Years later the fence has naturally rotted and come loose, but it can't fall over as it's in between bushes and wall.
Builders went into liquidation.
Griffith4ever said:
Living next to a sizeable modern development is hell on earth. It made me very stressed for a good 4 years a while back. Apart from the lorries idling at 5am outside your front door, every day, and the mess, and the dust, you'll be listening to petrol disc cutters slicing concrete for a very long time.
5am is very early! But those dumper/ tipper lorries do start early and are the first on site by me, sometimes as early as 6:30am.I'm used to it now after 7 years, and pre covid I was at work when most of the noise was happening anyway. I agree with the mess, it's mud in the winter and dust in the summer.
bearman68 said:
kingBadger said:
I hope it goes well for you though, difficult to not get stressed by these jobs. Also, just saying, but if you'd like to pop round with a bacon sarnie for me it would be much appreciated. Crispy-ish bacon but not overdone, buttered white bread and no crusts, ketchup. Oh and a cup of tea as well please. (-:
Oh for crying out loud you can't have butter on bacon sarnies. Everyone knows that. Equus said:
The Case Officer also noted that the surface water drainage proposals were inadequate and stated that a Condition would be necessary to require submission of a scheme of surface water disposal, but then failed to impose any such condition, so it just looks like sloppy Planning work.
Thats all we need runoff into Fermits property then undermining the walls foundations anyway. At least he'll then have a water feature!GT03ROB said:
Equus said:
The Case Officer also noted that the surface water drainage proposals were inadequate and stated that a Condition would be necessary to require submission of a scheme of surface water disposal, but then failed to impose any such condition, so it just looks like sloppy Planning work.
Thats all we need runoff into Fermits property then undermining the walls foundations anyway. At least he'll then have a water feature!Fermit and Sexy Sarah said:
OK, I'll skip offering any. I have always offered tradesmen working on any of my or our homes, feeling that a fed worker is a happy and therefore productive worker. I guess offering neighbouring workers the same is a step too far.
It is the first time that either of us have had a neighbouring development built, so yes, what to expect may come as a surprise. Credit us with some intelligence though that we understand it won't be 'one old boy leaning on his shovel while his lad does all the work'
Also remember, this is your day job, I'd hope you do know such processes inside out.
It couldn’t be further from my day job. I still thought you’d seem a bit of a lunatic wondering around a housing development offering bacon butties. It is the first time that either of us have had a neighbouring development built, so yes, what to expect may come as a surprise. Credit us with some intelligence though that we understand it won't be 'one old boy leaning on his shovel while his lad does all the work'
Also remember, this is your day job, I'd hope you do know such processes inside out.
The Party Wall Act etc. 1996 may very well be relevant here too. Please see the attached link:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/governmen...
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/governmen...
RichFN2 said:
5am is very early! But those dumper/ tipper lorries do start early and are the first on site by me, sometimes as early as 6:30am.
I'm used to it now after 7 years, and pre covid I was at work when most of the noise was happening anyway. I agree with the mess, it's mud in the winter and dust in the summer.
Yeah - they were not allowed to arrive early, but of course they did. And if it was cold, they'd run their engines, right outside my bedroom window. I nearly got into a fight throwing eggs at one lorry :-) Getting woken by diesel engines every single morning slowly drives you mad.I'm used to it now after 7 years, and pre covid I was at work when most of the noise was happening anyway. I agree with the mess, it's mud in the winter and dust in the summer.
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