AIBU to put up a fence?

[jessicawessica]

My driveway and next door's driveway doesn't have a fence or wall to separate it atm.
We are thinking about getting a puppy, but as we live on a very busy main road, would need to put something up to stop the puppy running into the road.
The fence would be about 6ft high and 18ft long which would run down the side of both our houses.
She has complained about my plans. She parks her car on the lower part of the drive and her DH parks his on the upper part, underneath my kitchen window and using my part of the driveway to get in and out of the car.
When the fence goes up he won't be able to open his car door as it will be right up next to the new fence, so will have to park his car lower down next to hers on the driveway.
My door leading into our garden is on the side of the house so really need a fence to keep the dog from escaping across both our open driveways and into the road.
I don't understand why her DH needs to access my driveway to get in and out of his car when they have ample parking space on the front driveway.
AIBU?

I’d double check a fence is actually allowed and take it from there. I only say that because our neighbours wanted to do a similar thing to separate our driveways. We were actually fine with it but the council wouldn’t allow it so they couldn’t go ahead.

The fact that there's already a wall suggests that a fence is possible. You wouldn't be allowed a 6ft fence without planning permission as it's adjacent to the highway- would 1m high be enough to keep the dog in?

I'd get planning permission to be on the safe side, otherwise they will report you.

You'd have to taper down the fence to the height of the wall I think but otherwise I'd do it!

He's been a CF to park there all along, and he's being a CF now. You do need to check if you're allowed put a fence up though. Would it not be easier to fence just the back garden?

Now that he's been difficult and acting entitled, I'd put plant pots along the centre of the drive outside your back door, so he can't use that area to park on.

You could keep the fence the same height as the existing wall as far as where it comes level with the front of your house. Make the fence beyond that point the 6' - or whatever height planning allows - with a gate & panelling matching the height of the higher fencing to keep your dog safely enclosed. Would that work?

The gate & panelling would stretch from the front of your house to meet the fencing, just in case I didn't make that clear.

I did consider just blocking off the garden the same as NDN with the double gates. But her back door is on the back (inside the gates) whereas mine is on the side. So putting the same as NDN has in would be pointless re the back door.
Also it would be nice to be able to go out my back door and not literally trip over her DH's hoover when he's cleaning his car.
It would also be nice to go outside in the morning in my dressing gown for a cup of coffee on the patio without having to dodge him and his mates.

Also, I assume it is okay to put up a fence as all my street (apart from me and NDN) appear to have them. Admittedly they all look lower so is it possible to stagger the height of the fence? ie panel 1 6ft, panel 2 5ft, panel 3 4ft. I think I only need 3 panels
That way I do not get into trouble with the fence near the road (4ft panel), but I keep some privacy outside the back door (6ft panel).
And it will still keep the dog safe at 4ft.

I think you can have 6 foot to the end of your house - then reduce to 1 metre to the road - assuming you’re fencing from the house to new fence to block the dog in?

OK so 6ft running along the side of my house, then drop to 4ft where the front of the house ends for last 5-6ft?
I can live with that. Not sure NDN can but she is aware it's to keep a dog safe so I suppose she'll just have to learn to live with it.
Thanks.

I would definitely restrict dog to the back garden with side gate running front front of house to dividing fence. It’s far too risky allowing dog access to front garden/drive and would give extra privacy.