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Structure in garden attached to neighbours fence posts

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AGrownManMadeWager · 05/06/2020 18:48

Can someone in Scotland build a wood store (shorter than height of fence) and attach it to the fence posts in their garden if that boundary is the neighbours side?

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dementedpixie · 05/06/2020 18:50

Is it your fence or not?

AGrownManMadeWager · 05/06/2020 18:58

It's not our scenario.
The fence is owned by neighbour A, neighbour B wants to build a wood store which would be secured against the fence posts, fence posts are on neighbour Bs property.

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BeforeIPutOnMyMakeup · 05/06/2020 19:00

If was neighbour A I would remove the fence at some point...

dementedpixie · 05/06/2020 19:01

Has neighbour B discussed it with neigbour A? Can they not site it away from a fence they dont own?

AGrownManMadeWager · 05/06/2020 19:04

Whats the actual legal situation though? It's a scenario a few of us are discussing about one of our ex neighbours and no one can agree where the law would stand.
Thought I'd ask on here.

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wowfudge · 05/06/2020 19:05

It is notoriously difficult to say with accuracy where a boundary on a plan is on the ground. If the fence belongs to A then regardless of where B things the fenceposts are the wood store should be a freestanding separate structure. This avoids attaching it to A's property which could potentially be criminal damage and fences are to fence an area in, not to attach something like a wood store to at risk of being damaged by the weight of what is attached.

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