"supermoocow" wrote in message
...
Hello I don't know if anyone can help...

We live in a semi-detached house and our adjoining neighbour has just
informed me that they are planning on building a conservatory next to our
boundary. The conservatory will be only 0.5m from our dining room window
and
will extend out 4m.
This will reduce light into our dining room and we will no longer get
sunshine into our dining room or patio until about 15:30 rather than 11:00
which we enjoy at present.

The conservatory will not be large enough to require planning permission
and
the neighbour has also requested that the short hedge used as a boundary
be
removed and replaced as a fence or the hedge will be cut back to the
boundary which will most probably kill it.
The conservatory will be built upon the boundary of the property which we
are responsible for fencing etc.

Do we have any rights, what can we do to try to either stop or reduce the
amount of light loss from the conservatory?
snip

Don't know if this is common across the UK, but we were walking recently in
Derbyshire and saw a planning notice outside a house which included words
from the local council to the effect that "loss of light or reduction in
property value (plus a few other things) are not considered grounds for
objection".

So, especially as they don't require planning permission anyway, you may not
have much comeback.

Dave R

P.S. is it an ancient hedge? Tne council tree officer may be interested.