To want to put up a fence in the front garden?

[PastelPompoms]

Name changed for this incase anything is identifiable from the picture!

We have some nice grass at the front which gets lots of shade. The front garden has no division from the neighbour’s driveway and I’d love to put up a fence to make it private and useable. The fence would be entirely on our land and not on his property at all, but I don’t think he’d like it.

When we moved in, the fence out the back was a very low, wire fence with no privacy. We put up a 6ft fence (4ft solid and two foot in a nice design with a gaps at the top if that makes sense).
He was not impressed and said neighbour’s didn’t usually put up fences like that in their back gardens

In general, the neighbour is not very chatty and rarely talks to us, it’s rare we even get a hello when he sees us.

AIBU to put up a fence at the front so we can have some privacy and use the space? I will try and include a picture to show where his driveway meets our garden. The gravel part is his and the grass is our side.

If you do go ahead and you neighbour says anything you could say you're thinking of getting a vicious dog and so it's to stop it venturing into his garden.

Check the laws & build/plant accordingly.

Surprised at some folks weighing in and saying do it, when they clearly have no idea if she can or not. The neighbour isn’t the issue. The covenants in her deeds and planning permission is

The OP's concern is about the neighbour - I think most people have assumed she's a grown up and will check what she's allowed to do first, otherwise how can anyone give an opinion on the OP's actual question?

She didn't say "how do I go about putting up a fence and what do I need to consider?", she said "I want to put up a fence but I'm worried about my neighbour's reaction".

Could you start with posts and rope, start lower and see how you think it looks as a high fence may look overpowering for your house too?

I think most people have assumed she's a grown up and will check what she's allowed to do first, otherwise how can anyone give an opinion on the OP's actual question?

You’d think so, but there are a lot of people who don’t think to check covenants or planning permission, look at some of the posts on here “ it’s your land you can do what you want” nonsense. Hopefully the op has though checked these things out.

you could say you're thinking of getting a vicious dog

Use those actual words: don't say 'a rottweiler' or 'a pit bull' - say 'a vicious dog'

Yes but it can't be over 3ft/1m for a front garden.
Plant some fast growing evergreen bush like cherry laurel too.

I now have adverts for fences.