House wall boundary by a highway.

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I am looking at a house with space to the side of the garden which is not fully enclosed.

There is fencing between the front and back garden where the front elevation of the house lies.

To the side and front of the property there is a low 1 or 1 1/2 meter wall with some metal spikes railings held up by pillars.

To the rear is fencing.

At the rear of the garden there is a hardstanding with nothing blocking off the public from entering the rear garden.

Now for privacy and secuity reasons would I be able to do the following?

Leave the existing low wall.

Put in a pathway on my side of the low wall about 1meter width to access the hard standing to the house. Behind the pathway build a 2meter wall all around the garden with gates between the access path and the low highway wall?

Can I do this as permitted development or do I need planning permission to do this?

Thanks

If you phone your planning officer they will let you know

Meant to add that we're having work done and we speak to them all the time. They have been very helpful.

I think you can put up a boundary wall/fence adjoining a footpath up to 6 foot without PP. The Local Planning Authority may (IIRC) restrict this permitted development, but probably haven't. You can put whatever path you want down.

Callab, has the law changed recently? All I found was 1meter maximum height pd on highway boundary wall, all other walls 2meters maximim. It has nothing about where the other walls can be rubbish law, can be intrepreted many ways How would the council know anyways you put up extra walls inside your garden?

You might be right.

Here is a council leaflet that shows what can be built under permitted development and where www.broxtowe.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=11081&p=0
if you don't get planning permission when needed you run the risk of a complaining neighbour and an enforcement notice which may make you take it down at your own cost.
This happens all the time, and it only takes 1 person busybody to be costly. Neighbours often complain even when people have permission but by then there is nothing they can do.
Please also be aware of the party wall act - guide here www.communities.gov.uk/publications/planningandbuilding/partywall
which will effect any building on a party wall or requiring excavation within a foundation zone (see booklet for what counts)

Wonky, great, so a 2 meter wall can be put up 2 megers from the highway, thanks, that was what I needed clarification on more than anything!