blondeyes Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Hi everyone, We have just started moving into our new house, and when we were buying, we had to trade off noisy neighbours with some road noise to get a detached house in a safe area in between our work places and within our budget. We knew it would be a bit noisy because we went to see it during rush hour. We were already living in a busy area, but it was definitely quieter in the garden when the neighbours weren't there at our rental. The problem lies mostly in the fencing in the back as it very very old, it belongs to us, but almost on the verge of decay. The new neighbours on both sides seem to have very nice fencing and shrubbery in the back. We're thinking of getting acoustic fencing after a survey with a sound engineer, and depending on his recommendation on height, we may need a planning permission. The fence isn't adjacent to the road but it is near the road with very large trees in between. Would we need a planning permission for the fence if it goes over 1m? The fence cannot be seen while driving on the road and the existing fence is definitely over 1,5m. Neighbours' fences and shrubbery are also well over a meter as well. Any help is appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonshine Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 9 minutes ago, blondeyes said: We're thinking of getting acoustic fencing after a survey with a sound engineer, and depending on his recommendation on height, we may need a planning permission. The fence isn't adjacent to the road but it is near the road with very large trees in between. Would we need a planning permission for the fence if it goes over 1m? Did they do a noise survey at the property? if so make sure they account for the skew that Covid is having on traffic flows at the minute. When you say it goes over 1m, do you mean over a metre high? You shouldn't need planning as its replacing existing fencing https://www.planningportal.co.uk/info/200130/common_projects/20/fences_gates_and_garden_walls 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondeyes Posted April 26, 2021 Author Share Posted April 26, 2021 They haven't no and that will be our first priority to do a survey with a sound engineer. We just have to find an independent one who is not a "recommended" one by the fencing company And yes it goes over 1m. Both neighbours' shrubbery on in the back of their gardens also goes well over a meter from what I can see. But it's good to know that we shouldn't need planning as we will be replacing the old ones, thank you 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonshine Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 3 minutes ago, blondeyes said: They haven't no and that will be our first priority to do a survey with a sound engineer. We just have to find an independent one who is not a "recommended" one by the fencing company ill give you a shout on PM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alina Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 We're in the same situation - just exchanged on a beautiful house next to an A road, the existing fence (regular timber fence) is 1.8m high and doesn't reduce the noise much so we're looking to put up an acoustic fence once we get the planning permission. Would you mind sharing recommendations for a sound engineer? Any tips for getting the planning permission approved? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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