Planning permission on fence next to a listed building

[FRANKIE1]

Hi 

I live in a conservation area, my back garden is next to a garden of a listed building. The boundary has a small metal fence of about 75cm high. In my side of the garden I have a thin hedge. I’d like to put up a fence next to the hedge (so looking at it from an aerial view it would be fence, hedge, boundary) as I have animals that can push their way through the hedge into my neighbours garden. My neighbours are saying I need planning permission. I’ve spent the past month trying to get a clear answer from the planning department  of my local council but I’m just not getting an answer if I need planning permission or not. The latest reply is

 

“if the fence would form a boundary surrounding the listed building then it will require planning permission”

 

I think it isn’t forming a boundary as the boundary is there so I’m allowed to put up the fence, am I right or wrong? 

 

 

 

[Roundtuit]

Interesting question!  Don't know the answer, but have experience of 'Listed' neighbours.  What height is the proposed fence, and what height/type is the hedge?

[PeterW]

It’s not the boundary in the term planning are looking for - the metal fence will be the boundary. 
 

I would make it as low as practical - can you get away with a 4ft fence ..? 

[Marvin]

https://historicengland.org.uk/advice/your-home/making-changes-your-property/types-of-work/alter-the-area-round-my-house/

[FRANKIE1]

11 hours ago, Roundtuit said:

Interesting question!  Don't know the answer, but have experience of 'Listed' neighbours.  What height is the proposed fence, and what height/type is the hedge?

The hedge is 2m high, the neighbours like the hedge and don’t want me to remove it. On our side the hedge was 1.5m thick so we have thinned it down as it was taking too much of the garden up. Originally I wanted the hedge completely removed and a fence erected but to compromise with our neighbours we thinned it down to 50cm. 

[FRANKIE1]

11 hours ago, PeterW said:

It’s not the boundary in the term planning are looking for - the metal fence will be the boundary. 
 

I would make it as low as practical - can you get away with a 4ft fence ..? 

We could, but how does this make a difference to planning? 

[markc]

9 minutes ago, FRANKIE1 said:

We could, but how does this make a difference to planning? 

At 4ft or 1.2 metres it would be below the hedge level.

[Roundtuit]

14 minutes ago, FRANKIE1 said:

The hedge is 2m high, the neighbours like the hedge and don’t want me to remove it. On our side the hedge was 1.5m thick so we have thinned it down as it was taking too much of the garden up. Originally I wanted the hedge completely removed and a fence erected but to compromise with our neighbours we thinned it down to 50cm. 

I think I'd just put some 1.2m stock netting tight up against the hedge.  I don't think anyone could reasonably argue that it needed permission, and it would stop animals escaping.