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Garden wall height

Anonymous user 23/02/2024 - 3.40 PM

My neighbour has just built a wall on his own land that separates the two properties which I think is way too high. There is a fence on my side of the property that separates us which is 6ft. The wall he has built is 8ft tall. Is this size wall allowed?? Both of our gardens are the same level however my neighbours patio is slightly higher than my patio by about a foot but crucially his steps down to the ground level of the wall in the garden so the wall doesn't run the full length of his patio. He removed his patio to get the footings in and those footings are just below the height of my patio. What is ground level is this scenario please??? As I think he will try and claim ground level is from the height of the patio on his side but the wall doesn't run the full length of his step down patio. From what I can see you are not allowed to go above 2 meters with a wall from ground level which this wall clearly is. Thank you

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4 Answers

R&R Buildings and Trades

Rating: 4.6 out of 5

Wellingborough

Over 6.5 feet they need planning permission, ask the council, if they have applied for it (I'm sure the 8 feet wall has foundation, if it's not more than 60cm deep it's again a breach of building regulations). If they don't have a permission, report it and they will need to knock it down. Just as a reminder: this will cause a bad neighbour - neighbour relationship, I have no doubts, so just be careful, and consider if it's worth for you.

Answered6 May 2021

Anonymous user

Hi there, so anything over 6.56 ft needs to have prior planning permission from the council. So its just a matter of knowing wether they got the permission for that height or not. As my fellow tradesman said, beware of the neighbourly relations as this will possibly cause trouble between you and your neighbour.

Answered7 May 2021

Anonymous user

A garden wall which is 2m in height requires planning permission, which they would have had to apply for via the Council or separate building control. You can check on the local planning portal if planning permission was in place prior to the building of the wall. If planning permission wasn’t in place you can report it to the council for them to take action. It is always worth remembering that if you can talk to your neighbour and find a resolution, it may well be better in the long run.

Answered19 May 2021

John Crawley

Rating: 4.9 out of 5

Hook

As the previous threads he will need planning approval, if no such approval has been granted he will have to reduce the height accordingly, also to consider the stability of the wall presumably it has sufficient piers or is the wall of a suitable thickness so-as to ensure stability??. approach your neighbour first as there is nothing worse than a rift between neighbours before you take official action

Answered28 May 2021