To make new neighbours think we are the neighbours from hell.

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The house behind us has been vacant for about 18 months. We got notification that it had been sold and planning permission had been given for a massive extension which will bring a 2 storey extension to within a few meters of our rear fence.

We put in every complaint and objection that we could but to no avail.

Their bedroom window will look directly into our full length patio door living area and give full view of our garden.

AIBU to behave so badly and encourage our children and pets to do the same that the builders will tell them we are crazy and they should rethink the position of their window !

Some early ideas - develop loud vocal tics when in the garden, some exhibitionism at the windows. Children to repeatedly kick balls over fence. Hang weird satanic Blair witch effigies from the tree and possibly some stuffed animals with fake blood.

Any other suggestions ? They have a small child apparently!

They'll have to have privacy film on an overlooking window I think.

The way you've described it sounds like their extension might not meet planning guidelines. But too late now if it's already been passed, short of possibly a judicial review (hugely expensive).

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Yea go ahead and piss your neighbours on either side off too.
What do you think will happen? Rather than making potential friends you are going to be the kind of selfish neighbours they will be posting about in future.
I do wish I could train my cats to poop elsewhere and not in my own beds.

Powerful spotlights mounted on your rear wall directly shinning where their bedroom will be?

Did you object during the planning consultation phase? It’s very unusual not to consider loss of privacy in planning permission. This might include the council advising them that they need to amend their designs before permission will be granted, or a planning condition for frosted glass and non-openable windows.

I would put up a board with naked picture of Peter Stringfellow at the end of your garden, face so you can't see it, but they can. You can put a nice trellis on your side, with a plant.

Get geese?

YOU are the neighbour from hell.

If you put every objection possible and the Council rejected each one, maybe YOU are being unreasonable?

You probably just enjoy the drama and making people’s lives miserable. However if you are so utterly miserable once the building works are completed, you could just move yourself. I bet a lot of the neighbourhood may quietly rejoice 😊

How ridiculous, they are extending on THEIR property. Build a fence, literally.

Put a leaflet through their door, inviting them to your monthly swingers party. Tell them that now the weather is warmer, you'll be moving most of the party outdoors to the area where the hot tub is/is going to be installed. 😂

Not sure why you think the builders will remotely give a shit, pay attention of voluntarily give up the work by recommending they don’t go ahead. Clearly never had building work done. But crack on and make a twat of yourself.🙄

Why are you buying trampolines etc? The builders won’t give a flying fuck - they don’t have to live there and they want the work so they’re hardly gonna sabotage a paying job are they?

But sure, carry on spending your own money on this- that’ll teach em! 🙄🤣😂

Peacocks are noisy. Plus, if they fan their tails, it will form a pretty screen.

Struggling to work out if this is real or a ‘fun’ post!!!

They can if the lights are on! I learned this the hard way...

You sound like a right idiot. Within a few metres? What does that mean? If I stand in either of the bedrooms at the back of our house I can see directly into 4 back gardens if I cared enough to look…what is it you’re so worried about them seeing? You being taken from behind over the patio furniture? The huge meth and heroin fuelled garden parties you host every month with your local church group? The holes where you’ve buried various cut up bodies over the years?

I daresay the OP isn't seriously contemplating doing any of these things, but is trying to feel better by using some humour about the situation and hoping for some moral support.

I would definitely see if it isn't too late to ask for frosted glass in the upstairs window(s), but generally if the extension is more that a certain distance from the boundary, it will be approved and nothing can be done.

My neighbour's windows in their loft conversion to the rear of my garden overlook my garden and it hasn't been a problem. Mostly I suspect there is no one in the upstairs rooms as they are bedrooms, but some strategic fruit tree planting will remove the problem.

Interestingly, my neighbours to one side were very unhappy about my new garden room, because they said I would be able to see into their garden if I looked out of the windows. In revenge, they have placed 2 garden chairs right by the boundary fence (within 60cm) looking across my garden. Sometimes I am surprised by how small-minded people can be.

Very funny post. 😂😂
My only suggestion is to start up bell ringing and build a bell tower to host your weekly practices.

Couldn't you ask them nicely, invite them around for tea or coffee to put their bedroom window to one of the side walls of the bedroom!! (It shouldn't interfere with the plans or drawings) and just think of the lovely corner wardrobes they can fit in L shape... plant a seed in the wifes head!

Massive Union flag on a pole in the garden.
Hot tub.
Invite the builders to join you in loving Jesus.

Us to. We are the annoying neighbours with a huge extension up to the (bottom) of next doors garden. We was never allowed to put anything but a tiny frosted window in. Even though we had a massive window overlooking them before. We was happy to do so.

You could try getting drunk every weekend in the summer doing hours of karaoke then being dragged in crying around 7pm pissed as a fart. Sometimes that makes me consider selling up, but unfortunately the extension is up and staying who ever buys it. Also its my poor neighbours, neighbour who loves drunk karaoke. I have nothing but love for my poor neighbours but I bet they hate us all.

Your better off starting to grow some nice trees now: (before they move in) buy some white mature silver birch and plant it directly where the window will over look you.

Sounds like the gardens are quite large. Why not organise some lovely charity/ community events?
Small children’s choir (5 years and under)
People sponsored to sit in paddling pools of sludge
Teenage all night sponsored sleep out for the homeless
etc
Do good, secretly feel evil. Win win.

Tell them you have swingers party's every month and that they are welcome to join ( somebody beat me to it ) but I'd avoid you for life lol