Partial removal of party hedge and erection of 6ft fence

[Melissa]

1 minute ago, Ferdinand said:

It will be removed if the LL wants it removed, I would think.

 

F

Ok, thank you!

[ProDave]

22 minutes ago, Melissa said:

Thank you for your help. I am not looking to gain anything from them putting up the fence, I was just bemused to see it and curious to it's height! The land deeds show the border of the caravan park as the hedge. The caravan park was indeed put on a field, although it's been here 50+ years now. The area is a rural village and the fence has consequently caught the attention of a few other neighbours. Everyone on the street own their properties, as does everyone on the caravan park so it's curious that elderly tenants can make such landscape changes - will the fence be considered permanent do you know, or will it leave when the tenants leave the property? 

So the house owner has been pragmatic and put his new fence clearly on his side of the boundary leaving the hedge in place as the boundary marker. 

[Ferdinand]

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[newhome]

We did pretty much the same thing when we moved here. There was a privet hedge growing out of control between us and next door. We cut the hedge back and installed a low fence at the boundary. Much of the hedge was on our side so the part of the neighbours’ hedge that remained was pretty sparse. They allowed remaining hedge to grow over the next couple of years and it looks fine now albeit a bit lower, and they bought some different, more attractive plants where the hedge was no more. We would have lost about a metre or so off our driveway leaving the hedge where it was and new shoots were constantly sprouting through the ground so it had to go. Seems as if your neighbour has done the same. Nothing wrong with that unless the issue is with the boundary which is a question of placement rather than execution. 
 

Old privet hedge in front, new bamboo behind. 
 

 

 

 

[Temp]

7 hours ago, Melissa said:

he land deeds show the border of the caravan park as the hedge

 

The middle of the hedge or one side of it?

 

According to the Guide to the Party Wall Act..

A  wall  is a  "party  fence  wall"  if it  is not  part  of  a  building,  and  stands astride  the  boundary line  between  lands of  different  owners and  is  used  to  separate  those  lands (for example  a masonry  garden  wall).  This  does  not  include  such  things as wooden  fences  or hedges.

 

In general they are entitled to cut back a hedge to the boundary so it matters where the boundary is in relation to the hedge. Is it one side, the middle or the other side. If they cut it back further than the boundary they are potentially in the wrong.

 

I don't believe they need planning permission for the fence as long as it is <2m above unaltered ground. It looks like your side is the unaltered side and they dug down on their side to build the house.