CW85

I read about this case. I can't touch the fence from the road.

Thank you for the replies. Its the adjacent that seems unclear. The trees were planted along the inside of the old fence and it was shorter than 2m but higher than 1m as it was taller than my kids who are around 1.2m. The grass verge is narrow around about 0.8m wide. I think for us it just seems strange for them to send us a letter but say that we can leave it unless they have another enquiry. Thanks again

Hi We're looking for some advice. We have recently changed our back garden fence and trees to a 6ft fence as the trees had started to die and needed replacing. The trees were around 7ft tall. When doing this we asked all those who quoted if we needed planning permission and they all said no. Our neighbours are trying to put a fence into their garden and require planning due to it being yheir front garden and directly adjacent to a highway. Because of this they've questioned our fence. Our fence is adjacent to an unmaintained grass verge which is then adjacent to an access road for houses in the top of our cul de sac. Also not maintained. The planning department have sent us a letter about needing permission but on speaking to them they have said that we can do nothing if we want but if they have another enquiry they would look at it again. So we're now really confused as to whether we need planning permission or not. Any advice? Also are they rules on fences between properties? Our property sits higher than both our neighbours so we wondered if a fence on our side is OK to sit at the height of our garden or if that would again cause a problem? Thanks for you help