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AIBU?

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Original poster

AIBU to mind that next door installed an aerial which is protuding into my garden?

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Summerhasloaded · 21/08/2013 14:38

A house was built in next door's garden (an infill I think they call it) by a developer and sold. It was built right up to the boundary to my house.

I noticed a while back that the new owners had installed a satellite dish and aerial to the side of the house, a floor up, and the aerial sticks into my garden by about 3 feet. No one asked me for permission to enter my garden nor install something which goes into my garden.

This house is usually let and currently empty. I don't know who the owners are, and unable to find out if anyone is managing it.

AIBU to not want their aerial sticking into my my garden? If I don't challenge it, will it become a right after a while?

Can I do anything about this?

OP posts:

cricketballs · 21/08/2013 23:24

just how is an aerial affecting your life to the extent that you want it removed? Its an aerial ffs

Collaborate · 21/08/2013 23:33

It's not how it affects the life of OP. It's about asserting her right to peaceful enjoyment of her property to the exclusion of others. Her back garden isn't a free for all for anyone cheeky enough to encroach upon it. She doesn't need to justify her actions.

cricketballs · 21/08/2013 23:36

how is an aerial going to stop her having peaceful enjoyment of her garden? the occasional slight shadow....

ShellyBoobs · 21/08/2013 23:44

Its an aerial ffs

Indeed it is. It wouldn't be for long, though, if I was OP.

It would be a pile of mangled scrap metal in next door's garden because I'd have smashed the fucker off the wall and slung it over the fence.

Diplomatic me, I am.

lastnightiwenttomanderleyagain · 22/08/2013 06:09

Temporary access for maintenance is slightly different (in response to scaffolding) but it would ve normal to at least ask.

OP: depending on where your house is in relation to said boundary, I hope they got a party wall agreement for the foundations?

Ilovemyself · 22/08/2013 06:23

OP. what is your actual issue? Are the ariel and satellite dish actually cashing you issues or is it just the fact that they encroach into your airspace? Thanks

Maryz · 22/08/2013 06:46

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Ilovemyself · 22/08/2013 07:19

Maryz. I have read the thread and the OP does not state if there is a problem caused by this or if it is more of a dispute over their actions.

OP. I agree that you shouldn't take the law into your own hands. It would only end up as a negative on your side if you had to take it further.

The trouble with both Digital TV ariels and satellite dishes is that they need to point in a specific direction. Unfortunately in this case it is over your property.

Potentially they could be put on the roof, but it is a much more costly thing to do.

If it is not causing you any issues I would ( if I were in your shoes) speak to the owner and have something written up stating that whilst you have no current issue should you decide to extend or require the Airspace he has used he will be required to remove them.

If it is causing you a problem it's a different matter, although personally I find it difficult to see how either at that height could cause an issue.

The reason I asked is that the comments appear to me ( and I could be wrong) to be based on the fact you are upset that he got planning permission so you just want to be difficult.

I hope you can sort it quickly and amicably.

Original poster

Summerhasloaded · 22/08/2013 08:32

Thanks for the comments. The thing is - this is my land and ndn decided to stick something in it. How can this be right? Notwithstanding future difficulties with sale, extensions etc, this aerial is at the same height with my bedroom window, and I can almost touch it if I stick my arm out.

Would you put up with that?

So it would cost ndn more to install an aerial on their roof. How is that my problem?

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Ilovemyself · 22/08/2013 08:47

Thanks summer as it is at bedroom height and you can almost touch it then i would ask for it tone moved.

I agree the cost is not your issue, but personally if it was my neighbour and it didn't affect me I would not have an issue. I would hope that my neighbours would be the same.

I guess I misread your original post and replies. They came across as you were throwing your toys out of the pram because the house had been built so you were looking for something to pick a fight about. Sorry. I was wrong there.

Original poster

Summerhasloaded · 22/08/2013 08:58

No problem, Ilovemyself.

OP posts:

NeoMaxiZoomDweebie · 22/08/2013 09:01

I don't think posting a letter into an unoccupied house will help though OP...

Ilovemyself · 22/08/2013 09:33

Is the house up to be let now? Is there an agents board out front? If so call them to discuss the issue and back it up with an email of letter.

Just don't go in with all guns blazing. I find that normally means people stand their ground more. It may be that the new owner did not realise that you were being inconvenienced or they may have simply hired a sub contractor and are not even aware of the issue.

Out if interest, how did they install it? Did they use your garden without your permission?

LadyBryan · 22/08/2013 10:05

Neo - that would have been my first advice if a client had come to me with this issue.

In the absence of knowing who owns the property, popping a letter through the door is the best bet for now.

It is always better to try and solve things without needing to tackle it via legal avenues

quoteunquote · 22/08/2013 10:08

www.gardenlaw.co.uk/phpBB2/index.php

Ask on here for expert advice, and save yourself time and money.

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