Red C220
MB Enthusiast
The previous occupants of our house moved our garden fence back into wasteland approximately 12 years ago extending the garden by 3 meters. In November last year the fence needed to be replaced with new (in the same place as the extended fence). I replaced it, like for like with close board fencing.
One of our neighbours has now made a complaint to planning suggesting we've land grabbed (not their land I add) last year without planning permission. They site the fact it's a new fence backs up their complaint.
The land is actually owned by a trust (not the local council) and they don't maintain it and are not interested by the fact it's been acquired as garden.
There are two pairs of semi detached houses, two to the left of us who moved their fences back over 15 years ago. Ours was moved up to their new boundary a couple of year later.
Due to the topography of the land it isn't possible for house 4 to do the same. House 4 has complained we have extra land but not made a complaint about the other two houses.
A planning officer has been in touch and was quite amicable, however we now have to prove the fence existed where it is over 10 years ago. We can't - we just don't have anything that would be considered evidence - photos, documents, mainly because we didn't move it.
Where does this leave us as it's now being suggested we're going to have to apply for retrospective planning permission, which should it fail, will lead to us having to move the fence back to it's original boundary.
One of our neighbours has now made a complaint to planning suggesting we've land grabbed (not their land I add) last year without planning permission. They site the fact it's a new fence backs up their complaint.
The land is actually owned by a trust (not the local council) and they don't maintain it and are not interested by the fact it's been acquired as garden.
There are two pairs of semi detached houses, two to the left of us who moved their fences back over 15 years ago. Ours was moved up to their new boundary a couple of year later.
Due to the topography of the land it isn't possible for house 4 to do the same. House 4 has complained we have extra land but not made a complaint about the other two houses.
A planning officer has been in touch and was quite amicable, however we now have to prove the fence existed where it is over 10 years ago. We can't - we just don't have anything that would be considered evidence - photos, documents, mainly because we didn't move it.
Where does this leave us as it's now being suggested we're going to have to apply for retrospective planning permission, which should it fail, will lead to us having to move the fence back to it's original boundary.