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Wanting to put a small fence up but need advice re possible covenant

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Saz73 · 05/06/2008 13:40

I want to put a small 2ft high x 6ft long picket fence between the side of my house and neighbours. It will be put on my property on a pathway down the side of my house, other side of the fence is neighbours drive way. We have lived in our house for 6 years and the houses are approx 8 yrs old. I've dug out the paperwork and found a Buyers Covenant which states 'not to erect any walls fences or other structures nor allow any hedge to grow on the peroperty btween any b uilding on the property or estate roads'.

What does this mean, am I allow to do it or not???

any help much appreciated.

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titchy · 05/06/2008 13:56

Sounds like a no to me. You could plant medium sized plants though presumably, as long as they are not classified as hedges. Though what the technical definition of a plant or hedge is I know not.

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bozza · 05/06/2008 14:30

Tehcnically no. Would it cost a lot if you got made to take it down? Is it to keep people in or out? Nearly everyone on our estate has broken one of the rules - removed plants, planted plants, sky dishes on the fronts etc.

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Saz73 · 05/06/2008 14:39

It's to make it look nice and also kids use the back gate so want keep them on our propertya nd not wandering onto neighbours driveway.

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bozza · 05/06/2008 15:20

I would have a bit of a look around and see if any of your neighbours have strayed from the rules and maybe see if your actual next door neighbour would have an objection - I would doubt this given your reasons - and if both of these seem OK I would go for it.

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LIZS · 05/06/2008 15:58

The covenant is only enforceable if the original company or owner named, or descendants, are still around . Even then someone wodul have to complain to them.

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Saz73 · 05/06/2008 16:52

Thanks for the comments guys. Not sure what to do, don't want to get into trouble and neighbours would most likely complain. The buidling company still owns a plot of land around the corner.

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MuffinMclay · 06/06/2008 13:39

I would say no, if the building company are still around and would spot that you have broken the covenant.

We have the opposite covenant with our house (we must maintain a hedge or fence etc). When discussing this with our solicitor he said that this was just a barrier of some kind (could even be a few small plants in a row), and the actual height - 1 ft or 6 ft - was irrelevant.

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