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New neighbour using my private garden...

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Wattyyyy · 27/07/2017 12:47

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Moanyoldcow · 27/07/2017 15:24

I'm in utter shock at this and blatantly placemarking

cjt110 · 27/07/2017 15:24

Wattyyyy Oh dear. Will you speak to the neighbours of just chicken out and feign ignorance like I would leave it to the planners?

Thiscantreallybehappening · 27/07/2017 15:24

OP - I haven't read the whole thread but as it is a listed building, I think the builders have to make sure there is planning permission before they do any work. As they very quickly retreated my guess is they know there isn't planning permission and know they could be in for a fine if this is reported. Are all the other flats privately owned? if not, I would contact the relevant landlord/landlords also I would definitely be contacting the council and planning department. There may have been a window there but double doors is different and they may have caused some structural damage to the building so you need to get this checked otherwise you could have a problem a few months/years down the line and by that time the neighbours could have moved on and it might turn out to be very costly. Also, they need to pay to have your garden cleaned up.

Their behaviour is totally unreasonable and I am gobsmacked that this sort of thing goes on.

FuzzyOwl · 27/07/2017 15:24

@Bluntness100 I live in a listed building and the work could be done with planning permission, and to a certain standard set by them. I disagree as I don't believe planning permission is ever granted for access to private property from a listed building. Even a balcony would be overhanging the party wall and not be acceptable. It might be different if it was to communal land.

cjt110 · 27/07/2017 15:25

Anyway, who the fuck hires builders from 100 miles away?

Msqueen33 · 27/07/2017 15:25

Christ it sounds a nightmare. I can't believe people are so entitled they think this is acceptable!

wheredoesallthetimego · 27/07/2017 15:25

historicengland.org.uk/advice/hpg/uwandhc/offences/

hope they enjoy their two years in prison and paying their unlimited fine.....

IloveBanff · 27/07/2017 15:25

rosietosey Shock OMG! I wish the person from planning was coming round today. That's terrifying.

SexLubeAndAFishSlice · 27/07/2017 15:25

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Sparkletastic · 27/07/2017 15:25

Sounds like what they've done is tantamount to vandalism given that it is a reckless building. Appallingly presumptuous or stupid.

Bluntness100 · 27/07/2017 15:25

They will have to put it back as was. Inc using specialist builders and reclaimed materials to match the originals, plus be fined. It's a criminal offence to change a listed building structure without approval.

Sparkletastic · 27/07/2017 15:26

*listed

cardibach · 27/07/2017 15:26

My CFNs have converted a freestanding garage into a house which is now for sale without any sign of any permission being applied for/granted. Hope that comes to grief with searches... in order to do this, they resurfaced the communal drive (I have some land near the garage) and retrospectively billed me £500. I didn't pay.

TroelsLovesSquinkies · 27/07/2017 15:27

Wow crazy neighbors are out in force, they must have all had too much sun the other week when actually had some.
I'll wait here for updates on windowzilla.

humblesims · 27/07/2017 15:27

Unbefucinglievable. I'm amazed that they think they can get away with that. Is there a possibility that the builders have knocked the wrong window in?

Ninabean17 · 27/07/2017 15:27

This is shocking! I hope they get a serious telling off by the planning guy tomorrow. Who do they think they are?!

ShotsFired · 27/07/2017 15:27

This is just nuts. It's not like they dropped an inside wall that they could possibly have got away with, these are white plastic doors to the real outside world that people with eyes can see immediately.

Baffling.

fairgame84 · 27/07/2017 15:27

With it being listed they will probably have to put it all back to how it was. They've made a very expensive fuck up!

Bluntness100 · 27/07/2017 15:28

I disagree as I don't believe planning permission is ever granted for access to private property from a listed building. Even a balcony would be overhanging the party wall and not be acceptable. It might be different if it was to communal land

I'm not sure but I know historic England say that conservatories, extensions etc can be added to listed buildings occassionally. Listed isn't it can never change, it doesn't freeze a building in time.

However it's not relevant, I doubt this guy has permission, so he's in deep, deep trouble if he's just willfulky destroyed part of a listed building.

isambardo · 27/07/2017 15:29

Sparkle I love your auto correct, vandalizing a reckless building indeed 😂

madamginger · 27/07/2017 15:30

We had a window turned into a door and the knocking out work was done from the inside first.
I'd be fuming if someone tried to claim my garden as their own though

PringlesInTheFlySpace · 27/07/2017 15:30

Shock cheeky fuckers.

Bluntness100 · 27/07/2017 15:30

This is shocking! I hope they get a serious telling off by the planning guy tomorrow. Who do they think they are?!

He will get a lot more than that. It's a criminal offence.

Figgygal · 27/07/2017 15:30

Wtf are the my playing at???
A listed building too are the fucking stupid

Are you going to let planning deal with it or still head round there?

SoupDragon · 27/07/2017 15:30

It was a lovely (very old) curved sort of window with the black out doors either side

Shock So, presumably not easily replaceable!