No, not a viagra spam, there's a monstrous carbuncle sprung up next
door.

Started off a few weeks ago as a concrete raft at the bottom of the
neighbours garden, so I enquired over the fence as to the plans.

He said "oh, we're putting up a small summer house"

Well, it sprang up yesterday and dominates most of a 50Ft garden, and
must be around 10-12 feet tall at the apex.

I'm sure this is going to affect saleability of my house, as this
thing is huge, white and ugly.

What's the way forward ? Will it be classed as a temporary structure
as it is wood ? It's also about 6" from my boundary and is made of
wood, which I believe is a bit of a no-no.

Do I

1) Ignore it.
2) Have a row with the neighbour about it. He's obviously paid for it
and it's been erected so he can't easily replace it with something
more fitting.
3) Moan to the council about it.

Thanks for any thoughts from the collective.

Cheers,

Paul.

From: (Zymurgy)
Date: 11/11/2004 15:13 GMT Standard Time
Message-id:

No, not a viagra spam, there's a monstrous carbuncle sprung up next
door.

Started off a few weeks ago as a concrete raft at the bottom of the
neighbours garden, so I enquired over the fence as to the plans.

He said "oh, we're putting up a small summer house"

Well, it sprang up yesterday and dominates most of a 50Ft garden, and
must be around 10-12 feet tall at the apex.

I'm sure this is going to affect saleability of my house, as this
thing is huge, white and ugly.

What's the way forward ? Will it be classed as a temporary structure
as it is wood ? It's also about 6" from my boundary and is made of
wood, which I believe is a bit of a no-no.

Do I

1) Ignore it.
2) Have a row with the neighbour about it. He's obviously paid for it
and it's been erected so he can't easily replace it with something
more fitting.
3) Moan to the council about it.

Thanks for any thoughts from the collective.

Cheers,

Paul.


For starters, ring the Planning Department and ask what are the local planning
regulations governing such structures. No need to mention names at this stage.

"Zymurgy" wrote in message
om...
No, not a viagra spam, there's a monstrous carbuncle sprung up next
door.

Started off a few weeks ago as a concrete raft at the bottom of the
neighbours garden, so I enquired over the fence as to the plans.

He said "oh, we're putting up a small summer house"

Well, it sprang up yesterday and dominates most of a 50Ft garden, and
must be around 10-12 feet tall at the apex.

I'm sure this is going to affect saleability of my house, as this
thing is huge, white and ugly.

What's the way forward ? Will it be classed as a temporary structure
as it is wood ? It's also about 6" from my boundary and is made of
wood, which I believe is a bit of a no-no.

Do I

1) Ignore it.
2) Have a row with the neighbour about it. He's obviously paid for it
and it's been erected so he can't easily replace it with something
more fitting.
3) Moan to the council about it.

Thanks for any thoughts from the collective.

Cheers,

Paul.


Anything over 1.4 mtrs to 1.5 mtrs must have planning permission and
objection notices sent to neighbouring properties. Did your neighbour get
planning permission? Did you and all the neighbours that over look this
"Summer House" get a letter asking if you object?

If the answers to the above questions is no, then you have grounds to have
it pulled down and not replaced, or have a reduction in the rateable value
of your property because of a reduction in the looks and the light on to
your property.

Speak with all the neighbours to find out if they also object, then write to
the council about your concerns.

"Zymurgy" wrote in message
om...
No, not a viagra spam, there's a monstrous carbuncle sprung up next
door.

Started off a few weeks ago as a concrete raft at the bottom of the
neighbours garden, so I enquired over the fence as to the plans.

He said "oh, we're putting up a small summer house"

Well, it sprang up yesterday and dominates most of a 50Ft garden, and
must be around 10-12 feet tall at the apex.

I'm sure this is going to affect saleability of my house, as this
thing is huge, white and ugly.

What's the way forward ? Will it be classed as a temporary structure
as it is wood ? It's also about 6" from my boundary and is made of
wood, which I believe is a bit of a no-no.

Do I

1) Ignore it.
2) Have a row with the neighbour about it. He's obviously paid for it
and it's been erected so he can't easily replace it with something
more fitting.
3) Moan to the council about it.

Thanks for any thoughts from the collective.

I recently investigated sheds, and whther my plans to put one at the side of
my house were ok. My research concluded that it should be 1m from the
boundary.

"Zymurgy" wrote in message
om...
No, not a viagra spam, there's a monstrous carbuncle sprung up next
door.

Started off a few weeks ago as a concrete raft at the bottom of the
neighbours garden, so I enquired over the fence as to the plans.

He said "oh, we're putting up a small summer house"

Well, it sprang up yesterday and dominates most of a 50Ft garden, and
must be around 10-12 feet tall at the apex.

I'm sure this is going to affect saleability of my house, as this
thing is huge, white and ugly.

What's the way forward ? Will it be classed as a temporary structure
as it is wood ? It's also about 6" from my boundary and is made of
wood, which I believe is a bit of a no-no.

Do I

1) Ignore it.
2) Have a row with the neighbour about it. He's obviously paid for it
and it's been erected so he can't easily replace it with something
more fitting.
3) Moan to the council about it.

Thanks for any thoughts from the collective.

Cheers,

Paul.

Here is a web page that explains the general regulations -
http://www.planningni.gov.uk/Devel_C...sion/sheds.htm
Although it is also worth checking your local council website for any
additional local regulations.

Dave

"logized" wrote in message
...

"Zymurgy" wrote in message
om...
No, not a viagra spam, there's a monstrous carbuncle sprung up next
door.

Started off a few weeks ago as a concrete raft at the bottom of the
neighbours garden, so I enquired over the fence as to the plans.

He said "oh, we're putting up a small summer house"

Well, it sprang up yesterday and dominates most of a 50Ft garden, and
must be around 10-12 feet tall at the apex.

I'm sure this is going to affect saleability of my house, as this
thing is huge, white and ugly.

What's the way forward ? Will it be classed as a temporary structure
as it is wood ? It's also about 6" from my boundary and is made of
wood, which I believe is a bit of a no-no.

Do I

1) Ignore it.
2) Have a row with the neighbour about it. He's obviously paid for it
and it's been erected so he can't easily replace it with something
more fitting.
3) Moan to the council about it.

Thanks for any thoughts from the collective.

Cheers,

Paul.

Here is a web page that explains the general regulations -
http://www.planningni.gov.uk/Devel_C...sion/sheds.htm
Although it is also worth checking your local council website for any
additional local regulations.

I wish we'd known this when our adjoining neighbour put up a very long
garage right up to the common boundary - he said but we felt it was over.
Also, the guttering is definitely over the boundary, his builders demolished
our hedge. There's no way any maintenance can be done from his side.

Another neighbour objected, our neighbour thought it was us and didn't speak
to us after that although we denied it.

There was no notice of planning application and no letters to neighbours. I
suppose it's too late to do anything about it :-(

Mary


Dave

THE BUILDING HAS TO BE AT LEAST 1M FROM ANY BOUNDRY AND HAS TO BE AT LEAST
5M FROM ANY EXISTING BUILDING IN THE SAME GARDEN NO MORE THAN 4 M HIGH TO
THE APEX OF THE ROOF AND NO MORE THAN 15 MSQ AREA HOPE THIS HELPS ......AND
ALSO I WOULD COMPLAIN TO THE COUNCIL AS IT WILL DEVALUE YOUR HOUSE
"Mary Fisher" wrote in message
et...

"logized" wrote in message
...

"Zymurgy" wrote in message
om...
No, not a viagra spam, there's a monstrous carbuncle sprung up next
door.

Started off a few weeks ago as a concrete raft at the bottom of the
neighbours garden, so I enquired over the fence as to the plans.

He said "oh, we're putting up a small summer house"

Well, it sprang up yesterday and dominates most of a 50Ft garden, and
must be around 10-12 feet tall at the apex.

I'm sure this is going to affect saleability of my house, as this
thing is huge, white and ugly.

What's the way forward ? Will it be classed as a temporary structure
as it is wood ? It's also about 6" from my boundary and is made of
wood, which I believe is a bit of a no-no.

Do I

1) Ignore it.
2) Have a row with the neighbour about it. He's obviously paid for it
and it's been erected so he can't easily replace it with something
more fitting.
3) Moan to the council about it.

Thanks for any thoughts from the collective.

Cheers,

Paul.

Here is a web page that explains the general regulations -
http://www.planningni.gov.uk/Devel_C...sion/sheds.htm
Although it is also worth checking your local council website for any
additional local regulations.

I wish we'd known this when our adjoining neighbour put up a very long
garage right up to the common boundary - he said but we felt it was over.
Also, the guttering is definitely over the boundary, his builders
demolished our hedge. There's no way any maintenance can be done from his
side.

Another neighbour objected, our neighbour thought it was us and didn't
speak to us after that although we denied it.

There was no notice of planning application and no letters to neighbours.
I suppose it's too late to do anything about it :-(

Mary


Dave

In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
news.cable.ntlworld.com wrote:

THE BUILDING HAS TO BE AT LEAST 1M FROM ANY BOUNDRY AND HAS TO BE AT
LEAST 5M FROM ANY EXISTING BUILDING IN THE SAME GARDEN NO MORE THAN 4
M HIGH TO THE APEX OF THE ROOF AND NO MORE THAN 15 MSQ AREA HOPE THIS
HELPS ......AND ALSO I WOULD COMPLAIN TO THE COUNCIL AS IT WILL
DEVALUE YOUR HOUSE


I didn't realise that anybody still used computers which can only generate
UPPER CASE text!
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Do I

1) Ignore it.
2) Have a row with the neighbour about it. He's obviously paid for it
and it's been erected so he can't easily replace it with something
more fitting.
3) Moan to the council about it.

Thanks for any thoughts from the collective.

Cheers,

Paul.

Here is a web page that explains the general regulations -
http://www.planningni.gov.uk/Devel_C...sion/sheds.htm
Although it is also worth checking your local council website for any
additional local regulations.

Just to clarify that's a Northern Ireland planning website I don't know
if they are affected by the ODPM's recent lunacies.

Take a look he http://www.geocities.com/utility9danke/utility.html

We live at the top of a small cul - de - sac of conventional brick
houses with tiled roofs. There are 2 houses on one side, 3 on the
other on a steep hill. Our house is one of a pair across the top.
The estate is open plan and the 2 houses at the bottom corner have
quite large gardens at the side / front (were lawned) and they don't
face into the cul - de - sac they face onto the main road.

Someone recently moved into one of them on our side and applied for
planning permission for a "Detached utility room" in the garden. At
7-15 am today a truck came and erected it, they were gone by 08-50 but
this utilty room turns out to be a pre - cast concrete garage without
any "Garage" door. It is 6 metres long and extends broadside across
the view from our front windows and the blank end wall abutts directly
on the edge of the pavement. Because of the slope of the street the
floor slab is at one point about 85 cms higher than the pavement and
the eaves are about 11 feet high. It is built against their back
boundary and they have left no room for any planting to conceal the
concrete "Berlin" style wall. It looks just like a small factory.

This mini factory was built before planning approval was obtained, but
approval was granted in retrospect despite several objections, despite
the council's plan showing it on a different corner altogether in the
estate 2 streets away!

I posted here at the time and this is an extract of a follow up I got
from jamesey ) (acknowledged with thanks
jamesey).

********************

Contrary to popular belief planning legislation is designed to keep
out of the way of what people want to do as much as possible, eg if
you build an extension within permitted delevopment limits (70 cubic m
or 50 + a few minor rules) you could build it out of breeze blocks and
paint it pink and not break any rules...

detached buildings in a garden "incidental to the enjoyment of the
property" are subject to much less restriction than domestic
extensions - if they werent then a whole host of sheds...
summerhouses... garages would need the shade of timber and the
colouring of the roof felt examining in great detail by the planning
officers... what would Dermot Gavin and the real gardens team do then!

*********************

Gardens in people's houses now seem to be designated "Brown Field Sites"
as we have more recently found to our cost when another neighbour got
permission to build a pair of very curious 3 bed semis in the garden of
his a 1976 estate house, (no front door, only a garage door on the
ground floor front elevation, inside only a garage, a loo, (to satisfy
the disability regs? - presumably the disabled person has to live in the
garage) and a utilty room on the ground floor.

DG

"Mary Fisher" wrote in message
et...

"logized" wrote in message
...

"Zymurgy" wrote in message
om...
No, not a viagra spam, there's a monstrous carbuncle sprung up next
door.

Started off a few weeks ago as a concrete raft at the bottom of the
neighbours garden, so I enquired over the fence as to the plans.

He said "oh, we're putting up a small summer house"

Well, it sprang up yesterday and dominates most of a 50Ft garden, and
must be around 10-12 feet tall at the apex.

I'm sure this is going to affect saleability of my house, as this
thing is huge, white and ugly.

What's the way forward ? Will it be classed as a temporary structure
as it is wood ? It's also about 6" from my boundary and is made of
wood, which I believe is a bit of a no-no.

Do I

1) Ignore it.
2) Have a row with the neighbour about it. He's obviously paid for it
and it's been erected so he can't easily replace it with something
more fitting.
3) Moan to the council about it.

Thanks for any thoughts from the collective.

Cheers,

Paul.

Here is a web page that explains the general regulations -

http://www.planningni.gov.uk/Devel_C...sion/sheds.htm
Although it is also worth checking your local council website for any
additional local regulations.

I wish we'd known this when our adjoining neighbour put up a very long
garage right up to the common boundary - he said but we felt it was over.
Also, the guttering is definitely over the boundary, his builders
demolished
our hedge. There's no way any maintenance can be done from his side.

Another neighbour objected, our neighbour thought it was us and didn't
speak
to us after that although we denied it.

There was no notice of planning application and no letters to neighbours.
I
suppose it's too late to do anything about it :-(


You could set fire to it whilst they are on holiday.

Adam

"Zymurgy" wrote in message
om...

Started off a few weeks ago as a concrete raft at the bottom of the
neighbours garden, so I enquired over the fence as to the plans.

He said "oh, we're putting up a small summer house"

Well, it sprang up yesterday and dominates most of a 50Ft garden, and
must be around 10-12 feet tall at the apex.

I'm sure this is going to affect saleability of my house, as this
thing is huge, white and ugly.

Bear in mind that if you end up falling out big time with your neighbour
over this, that will also affect saleability (you need to declare all that
stuff now when selling). I sympathise, but do tread carefully!

David

BigWallop wrote:

Anything over 1.4 mtrs to 1.5 mtrs must have planning permission

Rubbish. In general, planning regs (permitted development) allow you
erect outbuildings up to 4m in height with a pitched roof, or 3m high
with a flat roof, and with an area not covering more than half the
garden. To count as an outbuilding the nearest part of the structure
mush be at least 5m away from any part of the house.

Single-storey detached outbuildings of up to 15m^2 of internal floor
area and with no sleeping accommodation are also exempt from building
regs[*] and can be built up to a boundary. The same applies if the
floor area is between 15 and 30m^2 but in that case the structure must
be _either_ 1m or more from any boundary _or_ built wholly of
incombustible materials.

Confirm particular situation with local authority, as others have said.
[*] Except Part expletive deleted P!

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"ARWadsworth" wrote in message
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"Mary Fisher" wrote in message
et...

"logized" wrote in message
...

"Zymurgy" wrote in message
om...
No, not a viagra spam, there's a monstrous carbuncle sprung up next
door.

Started off a few weeks ago as a concrete raft at the bottom of the
neighbours garden, so I enquired over the fence as to the plans.

He said "oh, we're putting up a small summer house"

Well, it sprang up yesterday and dominates most of a 50Ft garden, and
must be around 10-12 feet tall at the apex.

I'm sure this is going to affect saleability of my house, as this
thing is huge, white and ugly.

What's the way forward ? Will it be classed as a temporary structure
as it is wood ? It's also about 6" from my boundary and is made of
wood, which I believe is a bit of a no-no.

Do I

1) Ignore it.
2) Have a row with the neighbour about it. He's obviously paid for it
and it's been erected so he can't easily replace it with something
more fitting.
3) Moan to the council about it.

Thanks for any thoughts from the collective.

Cheers,

Paul.

Here is a web page that explains the general regulations -

http://www.planningni.gov.uk/Devel_C...sion/sheds.htm
Although it is also worth checking your local council website for any
additional local regulations.

I wish we'd known this when our adjoining neighbour put up a very long
garage right up to the common boundary - he said but we felt it was over.
Also, the guttering is definitely over the boundary, his builders
demolished
our hedge. There's no way any maintenance can be done from his side.

Another neighbour objected, our neighbour thought it was us and didn't
speak
to us after that although we denied it.

There was no notice of planning application and no letters to neighbours.
I
suppose it's too late to do anything about it :-(


You could set fire to it whilst they are on holiday.

Concrete blocks? And how do I get into it when they're away and the steel
doors are locked?

Mary the wimp

Adam

In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Mary Fisher wrote:

"ARWadsworth" wrote in message
. uk...


You could set fire to it whilst they are on holiday.

Concrete blocks? And how do I get into it when they're away and the
steel doors are locked?

Mary the wimp


Hire a bulldozer?g
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"Mary Fisher" wrote in message
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"logized" wrote in message
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"Zymurgy" wrote in message
om...
No, not a viagra spam, there's a monstrous carbuncle sprung up next
door.

Started off a few weeks ago as a concrete raft at the bottom of the
neighbours garden, so I enquired over the fence as to the plans.

He said "oh, we're putting up a small summer house"

Well, it sprang up yesterday and dominates most of a 50Ft garden,
and
must be around 10-12 feet tall at the apex.

I'm sure this is going to affect saleability of my house, as this
thing is huge, white and ugly.

What's the way forward ? Will it be classed as a temporary structure
as it is wood ? It's also about 6" from my boundary and is made of
wood, which I believe is a bit of a no-no.

Do I

1) Ignore it.
2) Have a row with the neighbour about it. He's obviously paid for
it
and it's been erected so he can't easily replace it with something
more fitting.
3) Moan to the council about it.

Thanks for any thoughts from the collective.

Cheers,

Paul.

Here is a web page that explains the general regulations -


http://www.planningni.gov.uk/Devel_C...sion/sheds.htm
Although it is also worth checking your local council website for any
additional local regulations.

I wish we'd known this when our adjoining neighbour put up a very long
garage right up to the common boundary - he said but we felt it was
over.
Also, the guttering is definitely over the boundary, his builders
demolished
our hedge. There's no way any maintenance can be done from his side.

Another neighbour objected, our neighbour thought it was us and didn't
speak
to us after that although we denied it.

There was no notice of planning application and no letters to
neighbours.
I
suppose it's too late to do anything about it :-(


You could set fire to it whilst they are on holiday.

Concrete blocks? And how do I get into it when they're away and the steel
doors are locked?

Offer it on eBay the week before they go on holiday with the terms 'buyer to
collect and dismantle'. To open the doors stick an ad in the free press with
an advert for a RS Ford and give your neighbours address in the ad. The
doors will be open faster than a prostitutes legs.

Adam

"Set Square" wrote in message
...
In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Mary Fisher wrote:

"ARWadsworth" wrote in message
. uk...


You could set fire to it whilst they are on holiday.

Concrete blocks? And how do I get into it when they're away and the
steel doors are locked?

Mary the wimp


Hire a bulldozer?g

I like that idea! But when investigations were made I don't think we could
maintain an innocent expression ...

Just had a thought - I could dislodge some of the roof tiles. Or just one.

At a time ...

Hmm.

We've already directed his gutter water into a butt for our garden and I'm
thinking about growing something up the wall.

He put some edge-on paving slabs in our garden with a space behind them to
stop earth being next to his wall in case of damp. They came out as soon as
the thing was built. He can't see a thing from his side.

Mary
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"Zymurgy" wrote in message
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No, not a viagra spam, there's a monstrous carbuncle sprung up next
door.

Started off a few weeks ago as a concrete raft at the bottom of the
neighbours garden, so I enquired over the fence as to the plans.

He said "oh, we're putting up a small summer house"

Well, it sprang up yesterday and dominates most of a 50Ft garden,
and
must be around 10-12 feet tall at the apex.

I'm sure this is going to affect saleability of my house, as this
thing is huge, white and ugly.

What's the way forward ? Will it be classed as a temporary
structure
as it is wood ? It's also about 6" from my boundary and is made of
wood, which I believe is a bit of a no-no.

Do I

1) Ignore it.
2) Have a row with the neighbour about it. He's obviously paid for
it
and it's been erected so he can't easily replace it with something
more fitting.
3) Moan to the council about it.

Thanks for any thoughts from the collective.

Cheers,

Paul.

Here is a web page that explains the general regulations -


http://www.planningni.gov.uk/Devel_C...sion/sheds.htm
Although it is also worth checking your local council website for
any
additional local regulations.

I wish we'd known this when our adjoining neighbour put up a very long
garage right up to the common boundary - he said but we felt it was
over.
Also, the guttering is definitely over the boundary, his builders
demolished
our hedge. There's no way any maintenance can be done from his side.

Another neighbour objected, our neighbour thought it was us and didn't
speak
to us after that although we denied it.

There was no notice of planning application and no letters to
neighbours.
I
suppose it's too late to do anything about it :-(


You could set fire to it whilst they are on holiday.

Concrete blocks? And how do I get into it when they're away and the steel
doors are locked?

Offer it on eBay the week before they go on holiday with the terms 'buyer
to
collect and dismantle'. To open the doors stick an ad in the free press
with
an advert for a RS Ford and give your neighbours address in the ad. The
doors will be open faster than a prostitutes legs.

I love all these suggestions, what a set of rogues we all are!

Er - what's an RS Ford?

Mary

Adam

CAPS LOCK GOT STUCK DOWN W+867G OVER TOO MANY SAUCY MOVIES I THINK!!
"Set Square" wrote in message
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In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
news.cable.ntlworld.com wrote:

THE BUILDING HAS TO BE AT LEAST 1M FROM ANY BOUNDRY AND HAS TO BE AT
LEAST 5M FROM ANY EXISTING BUILDING IN THE SAME GARDEN NO MORE THAN 4
M HIGH TO THE APEX OF THE ROOF AND NO MORE THAN 15 MSQ AREA HOPE THIS
HELPS ......AND ALSO I WOULD COMPLAIN TO THE COUNCIL AS IT WILL
DEVALUE YOUR HOUSE


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"logized" wrote in message
...

"Zymurgy" wrote in message
om...
No, not a viagra spam, there's a monstrous carbuncle sprung up
next
door.

Started off a few weeks ago as a concrete raft at the bottom of
the
neighbours garden, so I enquired over the fence as to the plans.

He said "oh, we're putting up a small summer house"

Well, it sprang up yesterday and dominates most of a 50Ft garden,
and
must be around 10-12 feet tall at the apex.

I'm sure this is going to affect saleability of my house, as this
thing is huge, white and ugly.

What's the way forward ? Will it be classed as a temporary
structure
as it is wood ? It's also about 6" from my boundary and is made
of
wood, which I believe is a bit of a no-no.

Do I

1) Ignore it.
2) Have a row with the neighbour about it. He's obviously paid
for
it
and it's been erected so he can't easily replace it with
something
more fitting.
3) Moan to the council about it.

Thanks for any thoughts from the collective.

Cheers,

Paul.

Here is a web page that explains the general regulations -



http://www.planningni.gov.uk/Devel_C...sion/sheds.htm
Although it is also worth checking your local council website for
any
additional local regulations.

I wish we'd known this when our adjoining neighbour put up a very
long
garage right up to the common boundary - he said but we felt it was
over.
Also, the guttering is definitely over the boundary, his builders
demolished
our hedge. There's no way any maintenance can be done from his side.

Another neighbour objected, our neighbour thought it was us and
didn't
speak
to us after that although we denied it.

There was no notice of planning application and no letters to
neighbours.
I
suppose it's too late to do anything about it :-(


You could set fire to it whilst they are on holiday.

Concrete blocks? And how do I get into it when they're away and the
steel
doors are locked?

Offer it on eBay the week before they go on holiday with the terms
'buyer
to
collect and dismantle'. To open the doors stick an ad in the free press
with
an advert for a RS Ford and give your neighbours address in the ad. The
doors will be open faster than a prostitutes legs.

I love all these suggestions, what a set of rogues we all are!

Er - what's an RS Ford?

A rusty piece of (usually red) metal. They have big exhausts pipes and even
bigger stereo equipment. Crap drug dealers and boy racers use them.

Adam

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"Zymurgy" wrote in message
om...
No, not a viagra spam, there's a monstrous carbuncle sprung up
next
door.

Started off a few weeks ago as a concrete raft at the bottom of
the
neighbours garden, so I enquired over the fence as to the plans.

He said "oh, we're putting up a small summer house"

Well, it sprang up yesterday and dominates most of a 50Ft
garden,
and
must be around 10-12 feet tall at the apex.

I'm sure this is going to affect saleability of my house, as
this
thing is huge, white and ugly.

What's the way forward ? Will it be classed as a temporary
structure
as it is wood ? It's also about 6" from my boundary and is made
of
wood, which I believe is a bit of a no-no.

Do I

1) Ignore it.
2) Have a row with the neighbour about it. He's obviously paid
for
it
and it's been erected so he can't easily replace it with
something
more fitting.
3) Moan to the council about it.

Thanks for any thoughts from the collective.

Cheers,

Paul.

Here is a web page that explains the general regulations -



http://www.planningni.gov.uk/Devel_C...sion/sheds.htm
Although it is also worth checking your local council website for
any
additional local regulations.

I wish we'd known this when our adjoining neighbour put up a very
long
garage right up to the common boundary - he said but we felt it was
over.
Also, the guttering is definitely over the boundary, his builders
demolished
our hedge. There's no way any maintenance can be done from his
side.

Another neighbour objected, our neighbour thought it was us and
didn't
speak
to us after that although we denied it.

There was no notice of planning application and no letters to
neighbours.
I
suppose it's too late to do anything about it :-(


You could set fire to it whilst they are on holiday.

Concrete blocks? And how do I get into it when they're away and the
steel
doors are locked?

Offer it on eBay the week before they go on holiday with the terms
'buyer
to
collect and dismantle'. To open the doors stick an ad in the free press
with
an advert for a RS Ford and give your neighbours address in the ad. The
doors will be open faster than a prostitutes legs.

I love all these suggestions, what a set of rogues we all are!

Er - what's an RS Ford?

A rusty piece of (usually red) metal. They have big exhausts pipes and
even
bigger stereo equipment. Crap drug dealers and boy racers use them.

Oh. I suspect that all the local lads know exactly what's in all the houses
and garages round here. We live in a high crime area, drugs, red light, you
name it ...

We're the only ones who don't get burgled :-)

Mary

Adam

On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 19:01:57 -0000, "Set Square"
wrote:

In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
news.cable.ntlworld.com wrote:

THE BUILDING HAS TO BE AT LEAST 1M FROM ANY BOUNDRY AND HAS TO BE AT
LEAST 5M FROM ANY EXISTING BUILDING IN THE SAME GARDEN NO MORE THAN 4
M HIGH TO THE APEX OF THE ROOF AND NO MORE THAN 15 MSQ AREA HOPE THIS
HELPS ......AND ALSO I WOULD COMPLAIN TO THE COUNCIL AS IT WILL
DEVALUE YOUR HOUSE


I didn't realise that anybody still used computers which can only generate
UPPER CASE text!

Who says that the message was sent from a computer? An ntlworld
address suggests that it may have been sent from a keyboard attached
to a cable box.

btw I still agree it looks awful!

HTH -


--
Frank Erskine

What's the way forward ? Will it be classed as a temporary structure
as it is wood ? It's also about 6" from my boundary and is made of
wood, which I believe is a bit of a no-no.

You're lucky - if it was plastic it would be a no-no-no-no. Very wierd
some of these conservatories/sheds, like ice cream parlours from outer
space.

cheers

Jacob

ARWadsworth wrote:

Offer it on eBay the week before they go on holiday with the terms 'buyer to
collect and dismantle'. To open the doors stick an ad in the free press with
an advert for a RS Ford and give your neighbours address in the ad. The
doors will be open faster than a prostitutes legs.

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Mary Fisher wrote:

"Set Square" wrote in message
...

In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Mary Fisher wrote:


"ARWadsworth" wrote in message
. co.uk...


You could set fire to it whilst they are on holiday.

Concrete blocks? And how do I get into it when they're away and the
steel doors are locked?

Mary the wimp

Hire a bulldozer?g


I like that idea! But when investigations were made I don't think we could
maintain an innocent expression ...

Just had a thought - I could dislodge some of the roof tiles. Or just one.

At a time ...

Hmm.

We've already directed his gutter water into a butt for our garden and I'm
thinking about growing something up the wall.

He put some edge-on paving slabs in our garden with a space behind them to
stop earth being next to his wall in case of damp. They came out as soon as
the thing was built. He can't see a thing from his side.


Google 'undermining' Mary.

I would say a nice strong hose pipe washing away the soil on your sde
should work...

Or dig a pit 16ft deep with a digger, and let it collapse.

Or build a bestiary and keep skunks?

Be creative.

Or simply earth the thing over up to the boundary. Its his problem if
he's built it slap on it.

Mary Fisher wrote:


I love all these suggestions, what a set of rogues we all are!

Er - what's an RS Ford?

He means a Ford RS. Shopping trolley with go faster stripes usually
equipped with Eskimo Nell exhaust pipe , and concussion generators for
hip hop.


Mary

Adam

Mary Fisher wrote:

Oh. I suspect that all the local lads know exactly what's in all the houses
and garages round here. We live in a high crime area, drugs, red light, you
name it ...

Well there you are then. Put a load of your out of date smack in it, and
call the fuzz.


We're the only ones who don't get burgled :-)


Even better. Burgle it yourself.

"Zymurgy" wrote in message
om...
He said "oh, we're putting up a small summer house"

Well, it sprang up yesterday and dominates most of a 50Ft garden, and
must be around 10-12 feet tall at the apex.

I'm sure this is going to affect saleability of my house, as this
thing is huge, white and ugly.

What's the way forward ? Will it be classed as a temporary structure
as it is wood ?

No problem. ;Accidently' set fire to it with a firework one night.

In article , Set Square
writes

I didn't realise that anybody still used computers which can only generate
UPPER CASE text!

And top posted to boot.

NTL... the chav's ISP.

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