Hi,

Would I need to obtain planning permission if i wanted to replace our
garden brick walls (shared with neighbours) with wooden fencing,
exceeding the former height?

Thank you.

Would I need to obtain planning permission if i wanted to replace our
garden brick walls (shared with neighbours) with wooden fencing,
exceeding the former height?

Listed building?
Conservation Area?
National Park?
Public Highway (including footpath) nearby or adjacent to wall?
Height greater than 2m?
Covenant in deeds?

Christian.

Christian McArdle wrote:

Would I need to obtain planning permission if i wanted to replace our
garden brick walls (shared with neighbours) with wooden fencing,
exceeding the former height?

Listed building?
Conservation Area?
National Park?
Public Highway (including footpath) nearby or adjacent to wall?
Height greater than 2m?
Covenant in deeds?

Christian.

Hello,

none of the above! less than 2m.
I think i found my answer...no i do not as it's less than 2m regardless
of the height of the existing wall.

On 25 Sep 2006 04:00:06 -0700, Faz wrote:

Would I need to obtain planning permission if i wanted to replace our
garden brick walls (shared with neighbours) with wooden fencing,
exceeding the former height?

I don't know if planning permission is needed, it may be if you are in a
conservation area. However you also need to check to see if there are any
restrictive covenants attached to the house. In many areas it is common to
restrict householders from erecting fences of an excessive height.

none of the above! less than 2m.
I think i found my answer...no i do not as it's less than 2m regardless

Usually. However, your local council may have suspended all permitted
development rights in your area. Best to check with your planning officer
first.

SI 1995/418
The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995

PART 2 MINOR OPERATIONS Class A
Permitted development
A. The erection, construction, maintenance, improvement or alteration
of a gate, fence, wall or other means of enclosure.
Development not permitted
A.1 Development is not permitted by Class A if-
(a) the height of any gate, fence, wall or means of enclosure erected or
constructed adjacent to a highway used by vehicular traffic would, after the
carrying out of the development, exceed one metre above ground level;
(b) the height of any other gate, fence, wall or means of enclosure erected
or constructed would exceed two metres above ground level;
(c) the height of any gate, fence, wall or other means of enclosure
maintained, improved or altered would, as a result of the development,
exceed its former height or the height referred to in sub-paragraph (a) or
(b) as the height appropriate to it if erected or constructed, whichever is
the greater; or
(d) it would involve development within the curtilage of, or to a gate,
fence, wall or other means of enclosure surrounding, a listed building.

Christian.

Faz wrote:
Hi,

Would I need to obtain planning permission if i wanted to replace our
garden brick walls (shared with neighbours) with wooden fencing,
exceeding the former height?

Thank you.

If its a shared boundary ( sounds like it) then permission of your
neighbour will do,
Limit of 1m front of property or facing a road limit of 2m at rear.

You might be the best of friends with your neighbour, but get an
agreement in writing anyhoo, as you never know !