Advice needed please! We have planning permission for a small rear extension to our flat. The garden is owned by us not the flats above. We are share of freehold and the other owners are all ok with our plans except for one person who said they don't want to look down on it. It won't affect their light or air, and they will still have a good view of the garden. The lease states we need written consent for structural alterations but that such consent cannot be unreasonably withheld. Given that there is no legal right to a view I think they are being unreasonable.
Has anyone been in a similar boat? We have been very civil towards them and kept them informed throughout the design process. Now we have planning permission we are planning to get a solicitor to do a deed of variation to say that we will look after the new roof. If they refuse to consent is the next step to threaten court action? We are doing everything by the book and will get in a structual engineer to assess the work and a surveyor for party wall awards but we don't want to do that until we know for sure that we have official consent. Has anyone had these issues? How did you resolve it? We can't have a freeholder meeting as the complainant lives abroad (he just rents the UK flat out).
We need to get it all resolved soon as we need to do the work before baby arrives.
Would appreciate any advice.