Neighbour new door private garden thread #2

[Wattyyyy]

Couldn't remember the title of the last one so thought that'd do!

No sign of them at all, went out and looked through and all the lights are off, definitely not in. WTF IS GOING ON????

Hahahaha donttouch that second one is awful!

I can't believe how fast this thread is going. I just want to thank you all for your suggestions as I wouldn't have had a clue what to do. This is all new to me, however, I am certainly learning a lot!

floella I also blame Kristie Alsopp 😂

I don't remember what the planning officer said. Did they say they were coming round tomorrow or that the person you needed to speak to was in tomorrow? (Please say they are coming round)

I can see your sexy gnomes (not a sentence I ever thought I'd need...)

Do you think they are doing it up to sell on?

My eyes!!!!

Perhaps they're in but with the lights off, admiring the new view

Love the gnomes

I know you are upset, but I don't think you should blame Kirstie for this.

Omgg! I just cant believe what im reading.
Im desperate to hear their version of events!

How d'you book mark then?
Not that I need to now

Can't wait to hear what the planning department have to say.

I think it could be the case of developers buying it as investment. Or they are down in the pub 😂

We live in a Scottish listed building.
When we wanted to replace our old windows we had to fill in forms, supply building control with pictures from the firm, conform to the council regulations of sash and case, timber frames, mullions and transoms
We got lucky as they had recently decided to allow slim line double glazing

We also had to display a notice outside stating we were replacing the windows.
I take it England would have the same requirement to display notice of intent for listed building work.

When I was getting estimates it was amazing the number of firms advocating upvc , even when I kept saying we can't.
Im always astonished at programes like Homes under the Hammer where people seem to do work, changing room uses , windows, doors without having mountains of paper work or needing planning permission
Maybe the neighbours have been watching programmes like that.
But even then
I dont see how on earth they thought they were entitled to use the garden.

Surely developers would be too savvy to do this.

Just wow at all of this. Watching with a lot of interest and hope it is resolved very soon as it's horrible to be on difficult terms with neighbours. Rest assured there is no way on earth they'll be allowed to keep the doors.

OP does the listing include internal works aswell as external?

I wondered that too.

Place marking!

I blame Kirstie and Phil too.

I watch so many of their Location programmes where they blithely say "of course, you could just knock through here and move the kitchen" or "you could easily create a loft conversion here in the roof space" in flats, without ever mentioning that any form of structural alteration - including internal - has to have freeholder's permission and it's not always granted, particularly for moving services around. I could totally see someone saying "and of course, you could create access to the outside space" when selling a property without actually checking whose space it is, or what covenants (or laws) they'd be breaking.

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Neighbours need to get their arses home!

I should have been in bed an hour ago
... (not placemarking)

Wow! Just read the full first thread and just finished this one!

If they've just moved in they might not know about it being a listed building and the fact it's your garden. I know if I was having work done on a new property I wouldn't want to stay there whilst work was being done so they could be staying else where?
Hope all goes well tomorrow op!

. Night OP! Can't wait for the planning officer update tomorrow!

Have we hit the Daily Mail yet, OP? Surely only a matter of time, no?

not placemarking

What time are you expecting the planning people tomorrow? Not that I'm over invested you understand. Oh no.