Can't you find a phone number for your local arsonist?? I really do sympathise. My cousin had a similar experience. New people moved in next to her and erected a damn great summer house 3 feet from the boundary and only about 15 feet from the house. She actually contacted her local council about it but was told nothing could be done because officially it's a temporary structure and within permitted size limits.
Seems the neighbours can do what they like on their own property as long as they abide by planning restrictions.
Nin I would speak to the local council planning and just mention your concerns re sunlight and maybe size, I know its always been a thing that its only a shed and therefore a temporary building but there are still regulations regarding size and height.
I have only today been discussing with a local company as I'm about to invest in a tool / potting shed and some green houses, and due to the size they have suggested I just check with my local council to be sure there wont be a problem about height and size.
I very much doubt the council will be interested in the sunlight problem. There may be a 'right to light' within a home but not in the garden. The neighbour could erect a 6' fence along the boundary line without needing to obtain permission.
Much as I sympathise with the OP I really think that all they will achieve by pursuing this is to stress themselves further.
I have spoken to a legal friend this morning and if the building has a pitched roof it can be up to 4mts high if flat 3mts and as long as it is not more than 25% of the garden there is not a lot you can do, and the sunlight thing is a total myth there is nothing in law that say's your entitled to any sunlight.
She also said that if anyone has this type of problem the council is the last person to complain to because the owner can use an application for retention to keep it so you have to privately apply for an injunction compelling them to remove the shed.
Sorry I learnt a lot from talking to her this morning and hope it will help others to.
nin been thinking about you, yea plant a montana and while you plan your move to the country can you have a great time redesigning your garden? have you anywhere else even in a front garden for your sun lovers? i have 2 lovely climbing roses which flower in shade, zepherine drouhin & mme alfred carriere
Thanks all feel better today , well less like an irrational lunatic thanks to your kind comments.
still very cross planning trellis climbers and maybe tree lillies.
Where next door had there old shed which is coming down it was next to my garage, (ugly building circa 1900) which I am now thinking of painting the wall looking onto next door bright orange . and writing on it you know when you've been tangoed everybody needs good neighbours.that way they will feel how i do.
As for the move we have been looking and planning for some time husband just keeps putting off so we are near his elderly mother . Around here extensions and or loft conversions add hundreds of thousand its silly lala m25 met line land
Nin, that is exactly what I would do, and find out what their favourite music is, if it's pop, play heavy classics with the speaker faced to their wall, if it's classics, plays the heavy metal. I did this once, it worked very well.
Unfortunately, in this world, I find you have to be a bigger bully than your opponent, to get anywhere.
Wouldn't it be a pity if you saw some kids in their garden and the next day it was burnt to the ground.
Bit of luck they will move soon, after ripping up all the garden of course, in the name of putting their own stamp in it.
If you fancy a move to Devon, let me know.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
Hi nin - I've only just seen this thread, and while I have great sympathy, there are solutions. The right to light is indeed a myth so what you have to do is make your garden as attractive as possible to distract you from the radioactive bunker next door.
My neighbour at the back currently has a converted garage, a carport , another building which houses a sauna and hot tub, and a shed which he seems to be currently adapting to make a chicken run..... illegal here which he doesn't yet know These run right along the rear boundary of his property so I've beavered away building a garden with plenty of all year round interest to distract me from his (also orange painted) monstrosities. A nice feature such as a huge pot, a pergola, a pond or specimen shrubs or trees on the opposite side of the plot from the shed which will make you look in that direction instead.
Someone recently started a thread with a similar issue - a building/warehouse wall at the end of the garden, and there was quite a few suggestions along those lines.
Post a few photos if you can and you'll get further suggestions too. The more attractive your garden is, the less impact theirs has on you
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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Can't you find a phone number for your local arsonist?? I really do sympathise. My cousin had a similar experience. New people moved in next to her and erected a damn great summer house 3 feet from the boundary and only about 15 feet from the house. She actually contacted her local council about it but was told nothing could be done because officially it's a temporary structure and within permitted size limits.
Seems the neighbours can do what they like on their own property as long as they abide by planning restrictions.
Nin I would speak to the local council planning and just mention your concerns re sunlight and maybe size, I know its always been a thing that its only a shed and therefore a temporary building but there are still regulations regarding size and height.
I have only today been discussing with a local company as I'm about to invest in a tool / potting shed and some green houses, and due to the size they have suggested I just check with my local council to be sure there wont be a problem about height and size.
I very much doubt the council will be interested in the sunlight problem. There may be a 'right to light' within a home but not in the garden. The neighbour could erect a 6' fence along the boundary line without needing to obtain permission.
Much as I sympathise with the OP I really think that all they will achieve by pursuing this is to stress themselves further.
Nin.
I have spoken to a legal friend this morning and if the building has a pitched roof it can be up to 4mts high if flat 3mts and as long as it is not more than 25% of the garden there is not a lot you can do, and the sunlight thing is a total myth there is nothing in law that say's your entitled to any sunlight.
She also said that if anyone has this type of problem the council is the last person to complain to because the owner can use an application for retention to keep it so you have to privately apply for an injunction compelling them to remove the shed.
Sorry
I learnt a lot from talking to her this morning and hope it will help others to.
nin been thinking about you, yea plant a montana and while you plan your move to the country can you have a great time redesigning your garden? have you anywhere else even in a front garden for your sun lovers? i have 2 lovely climbing roses which flower in shade, zepherine drouhin & mme alfred carriere
Thanks all feel better today , well less like an irrational lunatic thanks to your kind comments.
still very cross planning trellis climbers and maybe tree lillies.
Where next door had there old shed which is coming down it was next to my garage, (ugly building circa 1900) which I am now thinking of painting the wall looking onto next door bright orange . and writing on it you know when you've been tangoed everybody needs good neighbours.that way they will feel how i do.
As for the move we have been looking and planning for some time husband just keeps putting off so we are near his elderly mother . Around here extensions and or loft conversions add hundreds of thousand its silly lala m25 met line land
thanks all
Unfortunately, in this world, I find you have to be a bigger bully than your opponent, to get anywhere.
Wouldn't it be a pity if you saw some kids in their garden and the next day it was burnt to the ground.
Bit of luck they will move soon, after ripping up all the garden of course, in the name of putting their own stamp in it.
If you fancy a move to Devon, let me know.
Hi nin - I've only just seen this thread, and while I have great sympathy, there are solutions. The right to light is indeed a myth so what you have to do is make your garden as attractive as possible to distract you from the radioactive bunker next door.
My neighbour at the back currently has a converted garage, a carport , another building which houses a sauna and hot tub, and a shed which he seems to be currently adapting to make a chicken run.....
illegal here which he doesn't yet know 
These run right along the rear boundary of his property so I've beavered away building a garden with plenty of all year round interest to distract me from his (also orange painted) monstrosities. A nice feature such as a huge pot, a pergola, a pond or specimen shrubs or trees on the opposite side of the plot from the shed which will make you look in that direction instead.
Someone recently started a thread with a similar issue - a building/warehouse wall at the end of the garden, and there was quite a few suggestions along those lines.
Post a few photos if you can and you'll get further suggestions too. The more attractive your garden is, the less impact theirs has on you
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Is the shed orange because of the horrible stain they put on cheap sheds and benches? If so, it will fade in a couple of years.
Yuk