Neighbours Garden Office

[Soontobesingles]

My neighbours have recently started having work done to add an office/summer house thing to their garden. No planning permission and it is absolutely massive - to the point it will put 1/2 my lovey sunny garden in shade. I have told them that it is too high and they need planning permission. Builders insisting they don’t as something to do with a slope in the garden but rules are about height from foundations. Anyway, I have said I will report if it isn’t sufficiently reduced and both neighbour and builders are going mad saying £1,000s already spent on materials and plans, labour etc. AIBU to say I don’t care an will report? My garden is my sanctuary and many of my plants will die if shaded year round.

They managed to piss off loads of people at our end of the road though, especially as they've now got planning permission to extend the house sideways which will near double the size of it.

Apart from petty jealousy, why would people be pissed off with a side extension that's got planning permission?

I wish people would just mind their own business when it comes to planning applications.

Play silly games win silly prizes. Every bugger else has to get planning permission, I think it’s really scummy when people dont

This happened to us. Was 4.5 as well and as it’s right at the back they look directly into my house. Reported to council and they did nothing. It’s over permitted but they agreed not to enforce as they are too busy to investigate!

Contact planning, if all is fine nothing to worry about, it sounds monstrous and if it’s up to your boundary I’m sure that’s not allowed without certain perameters

Just raging tbh. It’s so inconsiderate - instead of having at the back of their property spoiling their own view of the woodland behind they have it at the side spoiling ours? Just total selfishness and it’s massive. Hope it burns down in the wood fires we get here most summers.

When is it on please?

Because it blocks their view, makes their home feel crowded in, creates shade, unsettles ground impacting plants, imposes on local wildlife etc etc.

Planning enforcement is not a given, unfortunately. Often, it’s a case of ‘no further action’ i.e., we (the council) have investigated, but the severity of the infraction is insufficient to warrant any further action.

That’s my personal experience, in any event.

Frustratingly.

Looks like your neighbours have found the thread, Op

If the Council say there is a breach but done enforce you can always complain which includes going to The Ombudsman

Report them!

Wow

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣if only! They already know I’m annoyed as we’ve had several loud rows about it. I guess I feel better now making a report.

Maybe too harsh but I really am cross. If that really happened our house would burn too so I’m not serious. But just imagine having so little consideration for other people that you effectively destroy their use of their property and shrug your shoulders because ‘I can’.

We erected ours followed all the guidelines....so did our neighbour his extended family moved in to theirs and council couldn't care less so good luck

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Id report it but id prepare myself for the possibility that it may well be legal, or that even if it isn't, the council may not act, and try not to be too angry over it.

I would be annoyed initially, but realistically we only own our own plot of land. The only way round this is to purchase a house with a massive garden that means the neighbours can't be seen.

I say this as someone who previously had a view from the garden over fields to a lovely village, and could see the church through the fields. It's now all been built on with a major dual carriageway link road connected, and a new estate one side, and a traveller site the other. I really liked my view - it was great whilst I had it! But I didn't buy the view - I bought the house and garden.

If anyone did anything against planning regs I would be the first to report it - and I wouldn't have spoken to the neighbours before I did id have just done it. But, if it turned out there was nothing to be done I would accept it. Of course they've chosen not to block their own view, I wouldn't expect otherwise really.

Our neighbour did a tree house that is two storey - 8m tall in 2020 just because (no planning permission😵‍💫 ) Someone reported it. Turns out he erected it on Council’s land, beyond his garden fence. Council has been- declared it illegal. 4 years on - it’s still standing. The neighbour won’t pull it down. Council has no money to enforce it, and so it’s left it to rot for now. Very odd….

Absolutely report it because i wouldn’t be happy spending thousands on my garden to not be able to enjoy it in the summer due to sunlight being blocked out!

Report it asap. It’s much harder to get something knocked down than prevent it

You sound rural OP?
You're not in an AONB or National Park I suppose? (Assuming you're in England).

If its rotting its a potential hazard and dangerous buildings can take action.

The Council can recover costs from whoever built it

4.5m is ridiculous! Why on earth would they want it that high unless it’s on a really steep slope.

Floor to ceiling is the same in a bungalow as it is in a two storey home. This is not the overall height or the building, but the height of each room from the floor to the ceiling.

Not quite the same issue as you, but still a issue that needs a resolution.My husband and I lived in a Cul de sac for 14 yrs.New Neighbours moved in next door which is a detached house.The couple decided to convert the garage into a a gym.We had to endure weights being dropped onto the floor of the garage,which caused vibrations through our house.This could be anytime of the day.With loud grunts & groans.We were already in the process of moving.But if we had to stay living there it would of been a issue.I think your Neighbours should of informed you at the very least of their intentions.They sound entitled and selfish.I would show them no mercy!