I've been digging a hole next to my garden boundary wall, to see how deep the foundation goes, as I may be doing some landscaping work - depending on what I find with this garden wall.
My neighbour noticed I was digging a hole - and has sent me an email to ask me to provide them with all information about the building work.
I have not employed any builder and so far - all I am doing is digging a hole. I verbally told my neighbour this.
I finished digging the hole, placed a board over it to cover it up, and then I left my home for a couple of hours.
I came back to find the board I had carefully placed to cover the hole, had been dislodged and the hole exposed.
I am not sure how my neighbour did this (probably with a long stick over my fence), but I feel like I am under their surveillance and that they have totally invaded my privacy.
I have no idea what to do, as I want to keep good relations with this neighbour, as they may need to be involved if the landscaping work goes ahead.
However, I genuinely feel like I can't even dig a hole in my own garden without them invading my privacy.
I don't know what to do - as I feel like they are breathing down my neck, and that I can't even sneeze without them want to know why.