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Q. How
tall can I build my fence...Is it true that I can plant a hedge that will grow
to any height?
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My neighbour’s pear tree is overgrowing my garden. She says that
she would like to come in to pick the fruit. Surely it is mine? Does
she have the right to pick them?
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I want to knock down an
old conservatory which is now dangerous, and replace it with a new, larger one.
Will I need Planning Permission, as there was one already there.
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How tall can I build my fence.. Is it true that I can plant a hedge
that will grow any height?
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Generally, between
properties and not abutting the highway (footpath) up to 1.8 metres.
If the fence is along any part of the highway boundary, then 1
metre is the limit. You can apply for planning permission if
you wish to exceed either of these limits. Together with this, there
may be certain local planning laws - for instance on ‘open plan’
estates, where it is not even permissible to erect any fence
whatever between properties to the front of the house. The planning
department of your local council will usually be quite helpful these
days. They normally have such things as ‘customer charters’ and
some of them are, at last, beginning to realise that
'ratepayers' are actually their employers!
Hedges can normally be allowed to grow to any
height - but don’t be antisocial now!
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My neighbour’s pear tree is overgrowing my garden. She says that
she would like to come in to pick the fruit. Surely it is mine? Does
she have the right to pick them?
A
The fruit belongs to
your neighbour not you. She does not have the right to come into
your garden without your permission to pick it however. I suspect
that she will be allowed, in law, to have a long handled ‘picker’
which she can use from her property. Why not be friends and let her
in. I am sure that she will reward you with a few pears. If you pick
them, then legally you should offer them to her. You cannot simply
help yourself however tempting they look.
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Q I want to knock down an old
conservatory which is now dangerous, and replace it with a new, larger one. Will
I need Planning Permission, as there was one already there.
A 'Generally', you are allowed to
replace 'like with like' where there has been an established use. A new
conservatory for an old one, would fall into this category provided that
the dimensions were the same. So, your plans for a new - but
larger - one, would require you to seek planning permission.
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