to be really f*cking p*ssed off with my neighbour for this?

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We bought DD a trampoline (8ft) this week for the garden, and she absolutely loves it, it's so sweet, she wants to be on it constantly, and since we bought it, our garden has been full of giggles all day long as we all lark about on it.
The neighbour who's garden backs onto ours (their house is sideways on to ours, so the side of their house over looks our garden) is currently having a loft extension, with a large window on the side that is looking directly into our garden. She stopped my husband this morning, as he was bouncing with DD, and asked him to move the trampoline. She is upset as if adults bounce on it, we can see directly into her garden, and she can see it from her garden and it's a bit of an eye sore.
WTF???!!! We have said NOTHING about the fact they are putting a big fuck off window over looking our garden, we have said NOTHING about the fact that we should have had notification from the council about it with the option to complain about the plans, we have said NOTHING about the fact that their ugly loft conversion will block out the afternoon sun from our garden - because that's just life when you live in a street like this isn't it?
Am so angry that she has the audacity to ask us to move our fucking trampoline cos she doesn't like the look of it. And I'm sorry darling but I'm not that desperate to see into your garden.
So angry.
AIBU to be this p*ssed off??! My DD loves this trampoline so much and now I feel awkward going on there with her.

"And house prices cannot be taken into account when considering whether something gets permission or not."

Maybe they would have still gotten permission, but the fact of the matter is that the more the house/garden is overlooked, the less it is appealing to the potential buyers, hence there is a value decrease. It may be a case of 'tough luck', but I would definitely investigate the matter further.

i can't believe how crazily aggressive you lot get! All that happened is she asked if you could move the trampoline and she's been totally villified! She doesn't know how the OP feels about the extension because the OP hasn't told her. She just asked a question! Jeez.

Marjori, turns out you were right anyway, the council in Scotland now does send out the Neighbour Notifications. I checked with a colleague this am and this came into force at the end of last year so i was indeed on Mat Leave.

Should really check my facts! Apology accepted but I was indeed talking bollocks.

I usually only deal with non domestic anyway, not used to domestic regs.

OP you can enquire if she has a building warrant? If i recall if its a certain distance it has to be obscured glass in order to protect neighbours privacy.

If she hasn't got a building warrant you can complain then. If she has then a building control officer could come out and check that it is being built as per submitted drawings.

Thanks all. And grumpypants, don't be grumpy

Haven't read the whole post - but you should have been consulted about an extension that was going to affect your privacy & light.

I would have complained like hell if my neighbour wanted to have a window looking out at my garden - and would be determined to walk round the garden with my arse out whenever possible - but that's just me.

Go on the trampoline - actually, invite all your friends over this weekend for a trampoline party

sounds like a busybody with nothing better to do
ignore :)

Quote from Royal Soc. for Prevention of Accidents: "The latest accident figures available are for 2002 and these showed 11,500 people in the UK going to hospital after an accident with a trampoline ? an increase of more than 50 per cent over a five-year period. Accidents on trampolines at home had increased almost fourfold in the same time, with 4,200 under-15s being hurt in 2002. The growing popularity of the sport also saw injuries rise to 6,700 in places such as sports halls and gymnasia, but at nowhere near the same rate as those at home."
YABU to buy a trampoline in the first place!

aside from being overlooked, if you weren't notified I'd wonder whether they actually have planning permission for the extention. Would bet money that they don't.

candleshoe perhaps I should keep her locked inside and pad all the walls too

Yes wannabe perhaps they don't

You'd think she'd keep quiet about a trampoline though if that was the case wouldn't you?

Might not need planning permission. Depends on the size of the extension etc

Actually I see there are already some planners on this thread so the last thing you need is another one

My sister works in A and E and sees 5 trampoline injuries every weekend! Quite often it is a snapped (YES SNAPPED) arm!!!

The higher risk of accidents with anything has always to be balanced against fun/health benefits though.

If I go out of the house a load of bricks could fall on my head, or I could get run over on the pavement, but generally I like going out of the house.

Is horse riding ok with your sister candleshoe. What about skiing?

I too have a cat bum mouth neighbour. I wouldn't give in - in our case her requests got more and more controlling and ridiculous. Let her know where she stands now by ignoring her complaint. Ours moved on to wanting nobody to park in the whole street so that she could see down the road when she reversed out of her drive. You are free to do as you please in your garden - as long as it's not too noisy.

Always a smile on MN
'In all honesty I would not recommend naked bouncing. I did this once. But my flaps are so big I nearly took off..... '

Naked spacehopping is fun though

Cat's-bum-faced neighbours deserve all they get, After a day or so you will forget she said it and enjoy it again.
You learn to have horse blinkers where we are and just get on with life.

I was surprised to look across my garden, which is overlooked by several neighbours and see one of them strolling around naked in her kitchen .

candleshoe reminds me of that girl in Johnny Briggs 'My mother, who's a nurse '

Just don't come running to me when you're arm is hanging off!

and Don'tcome running to me if you break both your legs

OP - it is worth checking whether a) it needs permission; b) if it does, whether it has it or not and c) if it has why you weren't notified. A phone call to your Council should suffice as long as you have the address and can give a reasonable description of what they are doing. You can cut out the phone call for point b) by searching on your Council's website - most have a search by address facility.

I can cut out the middleman by telling you that if it is just rooflights they have put in then it won't need permission unless it is a listed building, or perhaps in other 'designated areas' (conservation area, AoNB, etc). If further window openings have been inserted into the house, or a dormer window has been built then it may need permission. It equally may not depending on size and location.

Have a look at the Planning Portal interactive house

If Building Regulations have been submitted and approved this is not the same as planning permission and only looks at the structural side of things. They will not consider overlooking, only that it isn't going to collapse on your head.

HotCrossJins - come back! I always like spotting the MN planners.

princessparty - hahaha