2 grumps today. My neighbour is putting up a new shed about a foot off my south boundary. It's already taller than his existing shed and he hasn't built the roof yet.
You think you have problems. The people who have moved in next door to me are having a 11 metre by 4 metre cabin erected in their back garden. Doesn't directly affect us as it's the other side of their garden, but it's going to cast a massive shadow on the garden to the other side. Apparently, because it's not classed as a permanent structure it doesn't need planning permission.
This shed probably does require planning permission, as does the massive 'summer house' next to it as you can't go over 2.5m tall within 2m of a boundary without permission but it's not worth upsetting the neighbours for something that the planners would probably allow anyway. The summer house should also have building regulations approval which it wouldn't get because it breaches fire safety rules. That one is more annoying as it is half a metre off the south side of my greenhouse so it now doesn't get any sun for 4-5 months of the year.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
That was lucky. My wife got held up at the doctors and I'd just got home when some people turned up to collect some furniture, my green waste bags were delivered and the postman turned up all at the same time.
Grumpy though as this was the second time the furniture people have been. First time they knocked the door so quietly even the dog didn't hear them. Now this time they didn't take the stuff because it was slightly worn. They were warned in advance that it's 1970s stuff and were shown photos, plus they were taking it for free. One patch of wear is just vintage shabby chic there days.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
josusa47. First contact should be your local council. They have the power to make people cut back anything obstructing the footpath, and to do it themselves and bill the householder if they fail to comply.
Thank you KT. I've already been to one house where there was some excuse as it's an HMO and the garden is no-one's responsibility. I asked permission of the residents to cut back the bushes (not a hedge) and they gave me carte blanche. I think I'll put a neighbourly note through the worst offender's letterbox. If I get a negative response, or no response, then I'll try the council.
We have a strip of grass verge, pavement width, nobody uses it as they would get muddy feet and a neighbour drives over part of it so it is a big rut. I keep our shrubs cut back regularly although no one uses it.
Some area councils allow cars to partially park on pavements, and it is legal. I think very wrong pavements are for people.
josusa47. First contact should be your local council. They have the power to make people cut back anything obstructing the footpath, and to do it themselves and bill the householder if they fail to comply.
@josusa47 Agree, they can and do, but you try getting the council to do some of theirs push water up hill.
My grump. People whose gardens back onto a wooded footpath that passes our cul de sac are having building work done. Due to them and previous occupants building across the sides of their properties they have no access for anything bigger than a bin or barrow, let alone a small digger. They started two weeks ago and our road was used as a tradesmans entrance for a week. A dump truck using part of our road parking areas in front of houses. I assume those people must have been told. Noise and big grab lorries taking the spoil away. Then a huge long steel delivered. Been quiet this past week. All done I thought. Now they are back with the dump truck doing more.
Our road is only 13 houses. Single track wiggley with parking on a couple of short "lay-by" parking areas and turning circle as it is a no through road. It is intrusive and down right rude no one told us this was happening.
It is not permanent or as annoying as neighbours building things more permanent like giant sheds etc. Sorry I know, but wish we had been told. Sorry lonng curmudgeon.
This shed probably does require planning permission, as does the massive 'summer house' next to it as you can't go over 2.5m tall within 2m of a boundary without permission but it's not worth upsetting the neighbours for something that the planners would probably allow anyway. The summer house should also have building regulations approval which it wouldn't get because it breaches fire safety rules. That one is more annoying as it is half a metre off the south side of my greenhouse so it now doesn't get any sun for 4-5 months of the year.
I thought the same as you about planning, but it seems we may be wrong. I know planning rules have been relaxed and are to be relaxed even further. Our neighbour actually came to the door and said they wanted us to know what they were intending to do, rather than just having a letter from planning drop through the door. Nice move in itself as they are new neighbours. In the event we haven't had a letter, the base slab is down and the structure is due to arrive in the next 6 weeks. The slab can't be more than about 18" to 2' from the boundary fence.
Actually just checked on the local council planning dept site, and this one does fall within 'permitted development'. Internal height is under 3.05m, so the height reg must have changed.
Edit to add: Further reading of the application shows that the council did question how the structure could be removed, but accepted a letter from the supplying company that it could be craned out complete. I'd love to see that if it was required. The far end of the cabin is approximately 200 feet from the road and a crane could only access it over the house which is about 28' to the ridge. That's a long crane jib :-:smile:
Why do people spend over £340k for a new house with a front garden less than 2m deep, planted up by the developer and then cant be bothered to weed it? Didn't water last year so now full of partially dead shrubs or they pull up the plants and put down 'low maintenance ' slate or stones which they never weed either!
The houses in our road have long gardens. I've often wondered why some of them didn't buy somewhere with more house and less garden or save some of their money and buy something with less of both.
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I keep our shrubs cut back regularly although no one uses it.
Some area councils allow cars to partially park on pavements, and it is legal.
I think very wrong pavements are for people.
@josusa47 Agree, they can and do, but you try getting the council to do some of theirs
My grump. People whose gardens back onto a wooded footpath that passes our cul de sac are having building work done.
Due to them and previous occupants building across the sides of their properties they have no access for anything bigger than a bin or barrow, let alone a small digger.
They started two weeks ago and our road was used as a tradesmans entrance for a week. A dump truck using part of our road parking areas in front of houses. I assume those people must have been told. Noise and big grab lorries taking the spoil away.
Then a huge long steel delivered.
Been quiet this past week. All done I thought.
Now they are back with the dump truck doing more.
Our road is only 13 houses. Single track wiggley with parking on a couple of short "lay-by" parking areas and turning circle as it is a no through road.
It is intrusive and down right rude no one told us this was happening.
It is not permanent or as annoying as neighbours building things more permanent like giant sheds etc. Sorry I know, but wish we had been told.
Sorry lonng curmudgeon.
Didn't water last year so now full of partially dead shrubs or they pull up the plants and put down 'low maintenance ' slate or stones which they never weed either!