"Rob Graham" wrote in message
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New neighbours have large dogs - great danes I think and have removed
the existing large and tatty boundary hedge with my agreement to be
replace at their expense by a 6 ft high wooden fence. This is to be
timber planks on 4" square timbers set in concrete.

They want the planks to be all on their side of the fence posts which
would leave me looking at the posts. I would prefer the planks to be
on a one on one side/one on the other side basis so that the wind
passes through and the visual impact isn't so great.

As they are paying and building the fence do I have any say at all ?

The owner of the boundary line decides what fence, what colour, what style,
whatnot. There is no law or requirement that the 'good' side faces any
particular direction but obviously the fence must not encroach on
someonelse's property - it'd be trespass. Of course any and all of these
stipulations may be altered by agreement; if they are, get them in writing
and I would seriously urge you to employ a lawyer to write it up - I speak
from bitter experience.