The crux of this post is, does anyone have advice about getting neighbours to reduce their 3+ metre high fence that blocks light to our garden? They put it up after we complained to planning about them building a raised platform in their garden, that oversees ours. If they stand on their platform, we can see them from the waist up, over a 3 metre fence (variable 2.1 to 3.1 metre). We let our case that they should lower the structure, and the fence was conditional at 2 to 2.1 metres.
I believe the point of all this, is to display their power. Every neighbour in the street who has ever complained about them (others - re. their blocking others parking spaces, blocking access, their using a residential garage as an industrial storage space (noisy) ) has ended up being bullied by them. We also find ourselves subject to name calling, dustbins tampered with, slander, and ridiculous accusations - as were our other neighbours, who eventually moved to get away from them. I can put up with the name calling and whatever rumours they invent - they are pathetic and sadly twisted characters - but the high fence and now, the planting of shrubs that will grow to block our light, will sabotage our little vegetable beds and some other planted beds.
Advice welcome. Thank you.
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