Our neighbour wants to put up a garage right next to our boundary wall and has already laid the base up to it.
Shed against boundary wall.
He is not leaving any room for the guttering which will overhang onto our side as the garage base is only big enough to fit the garage on.
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Excavation near to a neighbouring property.
It should not exceed 2 5 metres in height.
X1 copy you can put a garden shed against the boundy fence they do not need a permit.
The shed should be at least one metre from the boundary.
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Can we stop him from erecting the garage so near and from any workmen from coming onto our.
The definition set out for a party fence wall is.
Your shed side wall is only 600mm from the boundary and your shed is 7m long on that boundary.
So back to the question of how close can you build a shed to boundary totally different regulations for front boundaries and corner blocks.
Ivy and some other creepers can present problems if they have taken a strong hold on a wall.
A garden wall where the wall is astride the boundary line or butts up against it and is used to separate the properties but is not part of any building.
A wall not being part of a building which stands on lands of different owners and is used or constructed to be used for separating such adjoining lands.
If closer and higher you will need to apply for planning permission.
For details of how the party wall act affects building work in general have a look at this page.
Hi folks reading the planning portal website thingy i see sheds outbuildings made of combustible materials aka wood shouldn t be within 1m of the boundary.
I essence you would only be allowed another 2m and anything over that would require a town planning application.
The spread and growth of their roots may press against boundary walls causing them to fracture and become unstable especially where the walls also act as a retaining wall.
Boundary walls are referred to in the act as party fence walls.
Eezy1 mar 17 6 21pm.
I m looking to build a largeish shed workshop somewhere between 10 x8 to 12 x10 but due to the size of the garden ie not very big and the slope of the garden putting it 1m away.
Ebygum1 mar 17 7 13pm.