Neighbour has complained about Portaloo

We had one on our little drive for about 8 months and we’re semi detached. Sometimes we’d get woken up by the neighbours milkman using it!

Completely standard where I am.
just double check on the council website and take it from there. id work out if it’s worth falling out over or be seen to be proactive and have it removed early given the short time left

My next door but one neighbour has one outside the front of their house at the moment, and I can guarantee if there was the slightest whiff the neighbours joined on would be complaining, but they definitely haven't. It's been there quite a few weeks now.

Your neighbour is being ridiculous. Let her complain to the council. I doubt they'll be interested. In the unlikely event that tbey are, it will be gone by the time they get round ti sending anyone out.

Not sure what horror stories you’ve heard but when we had work done on our house and had various trades in, they were using our downstairs toilet and the project manager had a house key so they could come and go without us having to worry about being around.
They hoovered at the end of each day and cleaned the toilet they were using, so it does seem a little odd not to give them access to a designated toilet if you have more then 1 or let them use yours.
Having said that my brother had a portaloo in the garden when he was having work done because their only working toilet during the work their en-suite which meant going into their newly carpeted bedroom and you couldn’t smell the portaloo at all and it was there for months.

Honestly, its pretty grim having a toilet outside your house.

We had a portaloo in our front garden when we had our extension, we live in a semi and our front gardens are separated by a wall and a hedge.

It was in our front garden for about 2 months as having a constant stream of workmen in my house when I had a newborn was a non negotiable.

It was emptied regularly and didn’t smell, I remember the truck that would come to empty it would connect a hose up to it when it was emptied which is why I’m guessing having it at the back where access is a problem is the issue as it can’t be emptied.

What’s your neighbour like normally?

They do smell. I’ve never lived next to one that doesn’t smell just before it’s emptied, but them’s the breaks if you live in an urban area.

OP, we had work done which would have meant a portaloo for 8 weeks. I left bleach next to our loo, and then cleaned it every night as I didn’t want a portaloo in the summer months - it’s really not that big of a deal to manage.

No she isn’t. Who wants workmen traipsing through their house? Especially if the only loo is upstairs.

OP ignore them!

Another who doesn't understand why you would rather have the unsightliness and annoyance to the neighbours than just let workmen use your toilet. I've never heard of anyone doing that and it would never have occurred to me. Each to their own I guess and probably too late to do anything now but given your neighbours' dissatisfaction I wouldn't do it next time.

YABRidiculous for not letting them use your loo.

I think they only smell when they get emptied- we had one at work as we were getting building work done and when they emptied it, the smell made your eyes water but other than that, not a thing

Meh! Let them complain. By the time the council come out and make a decision it will have gone anyway

I’ve had workmen for a few weeks, they use the downstairs loo and there haven’t been any issues. You’re being ridiculous not letting them use your indoor loo, how is it stressful? For the sake of neighborly relations I think you should suck it up for a week and get rid of the portaloo. Some people have a much better sense of smell than others, I would hate to have toilet smells wafting through my house from next door.

This.

If it's been in use since May it will have been emptied or swapped regularly.

We had a neighbours portaloo as the view from our kitchen sink for about 6 months. All I could see as I washed up was the poor chaps going in and out. It was summer too!
we didn’t complain because A it’s allowed and B it’s only temporary even if it’s not pleasant

Falling out with neighbours is more stressful
in my opinion.

Ignore her! Silly mare. My neighbours have had one in their front garden since May and I’ve never smelt it … even during our long hot summer so I doubt she’s smelling anything in Nov!

YABU for not letting the workmen use the inside loo if you've got a functional one during the building work.

As for the portaloo, without knowing more about how close it is to their property and how regularly you're having it emptied I couldn't really comment. Do what you can to be neighbourly but needs must sometimes.

AIBU to stand firm? We don’t believe there’s any truth in what she’s said and by the time the council get round to doing anything, it should be gone.

It will be gone in two weeks. There is no way the council are going to move faster that that and even if they investigate all they will do is advise you on where it can be placed. Cross that bridge if you come to it.

Wouldn't it be cheaper and easier to let them use yours and employ a cleaner? Have you never had a party? Same difference

Firstly you need to check location wise with the council and also check out the smell issue.

Nothing worse than sitting and getting wafts of a porta potty. I don’t even like using them as they always have a smell let alone living next to one for 4 weeks.