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Can we erect a fence in Rhyl -

Anonymous user 16/03/2024 - 2.32 PM

Our neighbour and us each have a separate concrete drive with a strip of 'no mans land' between each drive. HOWEVER, the neighbour cannot get her bins to the pavement without wheeling them down our drive but can take them across her front lawn - she doesnt and continues to go down our drive. Also, her family and friends park in front of her car, get our of their car/s invading the airspace across our drive and use our drive as a path to her front door. Her grandkids have run all over and played on our drive leaving toys etc. Shopping bags, pushchairs/prams left on our drive and people delivering items to her house use our drive as a pathway to her front door. We cannot leave our car on our drive because basically the woman cannot back in and previously knocked down a front wall of ours on two separate occasions so we have to use our back garden to store our car. In short, the bungalow we bought for our retirement is now a nightmare and I have to take anti-depressants for anxiety. Our drive is not on the highway so can we put up a 1m fence on the no mans land part of the two separate drives - our solicitor tells us there are no covenants to say we cant and the council havent put an article 4 on the deeds - PLEASE CAN ANYONE HELP US WITH ANYADVICE

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4 Answers

Anonymous user

I personally would build a 9 Inch brick wall, that would sort out your boundary

Answered24 July 2020

Anonymous user

you can put a fence up between you and your neighbour, need to check with the council on the high of the fence encase there is a high restriction

Answered2 August 2020

Simpson's Joinery Contracts

Rating: 5 out of 5

Troon

I feel addressing the new fence with the neighbour would be beneficial to stop any future engagements getting out of hand. There is no reason you can't build a 4ft fence here and be done with it but who's to say the neighbour isn't going to knock that down also. First and foremost I believe you need to express yourself to the neighbour, letting them know the disruption this is causing you and the remedy you have in mind and see where it goes from there. I wish you luck and hope things go easy and you can have your fence. Craig

Answered3 August 2020

SJR Contracts

Rating: 5 out of 5

St Andrews

A wall as suggested would look nice, it is the more expensive option, and if your neighbour has hit a wall at the front before as described, there’s not much to stop her doing it again to a new wall built to divide the drives. A cheaper option would be to build a 1m slatted fence to divide the 2 drives, use 6” posts to try to deter her from hitting it, the good thing about a fence is it can be easily replaced should she damage it, a wall rebuilt you can always tell it’s been rebuilt as the mortar won’t be weathered. Before doing anything I think it may be best to address your concerns with your neighbour to avoid any bad feeling. And try to outline what you want to do, this may save any issues arising. Also best to check your title deeds and with the council regarding fence height restrictions if any.

Answered10 August 2020