To think my neighbour can drill a whole in my house to permanently hang a 15ft tarpaulin?

[Euro21widow]

So, name changed as obviously outting as pretty sure this isn't a normal occurance!

My neighbour has drilled a hole in my (grade 2 listed) building so she can permanently hang a piece of tarpaulin about 15ft up (as high as my 1st floor roof) for "privacy". Surely she can't just do this? Where do I go from here? It blocks all the light out to my ground floor windows now. Have included (bad) diagram.

Good thinking Jayc

Not place marking, oh no not I.

Sound advice here. She thinks she’s in the right so the local planning department is probably your next best step. You’ve already tried to reason with her.

She sounds mental! Good luck with it all.

As far as I’m aware, you’re not allowed to drill into a neighbour’s wall without permission, regardless of listed status. Get the local council building inspector on to it. Good luck!

People never cease to amaze me, this is so clearly cheeky!

Damaging a listed building carries a potential unlimited fine and up to 6 months in .......contact the Planning Enforcement team at the local planning authority

This is the bare minimum I'd do.
Take pictures right away and take immediate action, you'll need estimates to remove the offending object and to repair the damage.

I don't have a G2 house, but id go berserk if anybody drilled into my outside walls.

Just on the right to light point im not sure it applies still-my friend objected to a blockof flats being built right next door to her-her windows would be in the shade of this building permanently and apprently the council said it didnt affect her rights and it went ahead-in two of her rooms she needs her lights on most of th e day but apparently it doesnt matter

the only thing the builders were instructed to do was put frosting on them so noone could look in

Set it on fire?

Even if it wasn't listed, the absolutely fuckdasity to drill into YOUR wall wtaf.

Massive piss take, isnt there a thing about obscuring natural light from other peoples properties? Am pretty sure thats what the whole Leylandii problem was based on and why people have to keep them below a certain height....

(i'd love know however if the 1% who voted YABU is a relation of, or indeed your nutty neighbour)

Send her a bill for renting your structure. Tell her it'll be an annual payment. I'd go for £250pa.

let's hope your cf doesn't get her flappy flaps in a twist when the council contact her !

She absolutely cannot do this, sod being polite contact your planning dept first thing Monday and ask someone to come out and inspect it, listed or not it’s YOUR house it’s anchored to .Nobody can or should be doing this, get it sorted .
My elderly mum came home from a holiday and her neighbour had literally thrown up an extension using her garage walls for support,all rainwater drained off into her garage, it took years to sort out .Act quickly.

Not allowed. You have the right to light by law.

Place marking

I have a grade 2 listed house and am pretty sure this will equal a big fine...ooopsie

I think you've done the right thing but contacting the planning group.
I'd be tempted to do what someone else suggested and have a letter delivered by registered post, saying she has 7 days to remove and make good the damage, then if she doesn't contact your solicitor.
At least you will feel like somethings been done, planners might take ages!

I would go via the council so that if they do have to remove it then the ‘making good’ will be to their standard, otherwise you risk it just being pulled out and future damage?

A very cf. interested in final outcome, o please post.

I have a grade 2 listed house and am pretty sure this will equal a big fine...ooopsie

Our next door neighbour is G2 listed (bizarrely were not) this was exactly what happened over them putting up flag poles. We heard they were pissed 😆

How the hell does she think....if she employed scaffolders to attach the screws in the first place.....she is just going to hop up there and take it down if it's windy?!.... suddenly sprout wings?!..... Our son has one of these sails and you obviously have to thread the cord through the fixings, or clip the linkage onto them.... the mind boggles!.. 🙄
She's not even using it for shade by your diagram.. and I'm pretty sure you can't just drill holes in someone's wall to basically drape a tarpaulin over their windows.. arrogance at its finest from someone who is just a bully by the sound of it.. she could easily just put a screen, trellis or whatever in her own garden .... damned cheek.

Engineering/Legal advice:

1. GO to CAB albeit electronically that is your FIRST line of defence. AVOID any direct contact over it until you have established the actual legal position.

2. Tarps can pick up wind and therefore there IS a structural implication. Imagine high winds gusting and what might happen (send me a photo and I can assess for you).

3. Have compassion for people who ARE doing objectively strange things/reactions in the "pandemic" (I warned in 2017 but nobody including my GP listened - I get great service these days!)

Party Wall Act (1996 off top of my head) the legal definition of what does and doesnt need a formal notification is "the hanging of a kitchen cabinet". A tarpauline with loads from gusting winds is CLEARLY more than "normal" hanging of kitchen cabinet. Quite apart from the legal implications, how about they should have the courtesy of discussing with you before application.