To think neighbours are being selfish over extension?

[nearlynot]

Extension is ground and first floor, 5.5 meters long, with ground level extending a bit further. West facing.

Is neighbour BU to object if half the garden will have no extension or shadowing. Neighbour always home and claims it will be detrimental to have shadow over back of the house/windows. Who is BU?

Whoever is proposing the extension that will put the back of the neighbour's house (and half of their garden) in shade is unreasonable.

My opposite neighbours have grown a massive hedge for privacy. It really reduces light to my back to back terrace, and shades more or less the whole front and only garden. I wish it wasnt there. Of course they have the right to object. It's going to affect their enjoyment of something they own.

So they’d lose all their afternoon and evening sun and you’re wondering if they’re being unreasonable to be annoyed about it?

Yabu.

Would you expect the neighbour to find alternate accommodation if they worked from home and slept during normal working hours at times? Is it unreasonable to anyone or unheard of if the builders can work on a Saturday to leave one week day quiet? Builders said outdoor noise will be complete quickly.

It would depend on the access requested. If it is just access for people and light tools then to block access would be petty tit for tat. If they're wanting access for heavy machinery then you would have to consider any damage which might be done and expect it to be avoided where possible and any damage made good.

Don't get into petty dispute territory.

It wouldn't affect the evening sun at all.

Would you expect the neighbour to find alternate accommodation if they worked from home and slept during normal working hours at times?

Would the person having the extension be paying for this?

Are you the person building the extension nearlynot?

I am so pleased you aren’t my neighbour.

These are really irritating questions.

Why don’t you do your neighbours a favour and just fuck off and buy a bigger house?

Builders normally work on Saturday mornings. Your style of posting is very awkward.

Do you always answer questions with questions, OP? Like a fucking wizard?

So your neighbour works nights and sleeps in the day, will lose light into the back of their house and half their garden, possibly lose value on their property, and you want to be petty and stop access on completion because they dared to complain?! Why should they have to on top of all of that pay to rent somewhere else and lose even more money?

Wow, incredibly arrogant OP.

Like a fucking wizard?

Your replies are extremely annoying

For the love of goodness. Just write bloody plain aibu

Would you be the poster with the work-from-home neighbour, OP?

I'd be ok about a ground floor extension but two stories would definitely block light.

Wiith regards to blocking access to complete works...I thought that the party wall act was there to allow access to complete works and avoid these arguments.

Of course they're going to object to something that will cause massive disruption and drastically reduce the light they get into their garden. Why wouldn't they?

You think it’s ok because the back part of their garden will still have light? They don’t live in the garden . You are being terribly selfish, and I hope their objections are upheld.

A single phone call from your neighbour to the council would make your house (including new extension) virtually worthless.

All they have to do is make an complaint about any minor issue and you now have an official dispute, which you are legally bound to disclose to prospective buyers. Nobody will touch your house if they think the neighbours are going to be trouble.

Good luck with the building works.

you need to formulate a proper post and engage with questions

and we need a diagram

You realise your coming across as a massive dick right?

Why would you play these games?

Discuss your neighbours concerns with them calmly, and if they wish to have work done in the future, don't be a twat about it.

#simples