Neighbour 'shed' dispute

Jammyd

Jammyd

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Bit of advice needed. I don't know if I'm just being petty.

Bit of a backstory. A few years ago our shared fence with our neighbour fell over in high wind. We asked if they would go halves on a new fence, they said no it just needs fixing and they'll go halves on that and he's knows someone who will do it. So we got it 'fixed' which was basically one of his mates concreted the posts in but did a botch job and it wasn't straight and used to move about it the wind. I asked him to go halves again the other week, to which he said no his 'mate' can fix it, posts were rotten though and needed a few fence in. So I paid for a 20m new fence put in, but changed to have the boards facing me this time as I had paid for it. I'm guessing this annoyed him as he hasn't spoke to me since and heard him slagging us off about it the other day.

So he has a hot tub in a shed on the other side of his garden, and the other day moved it to our side right next to our fence, and it's massive, it's about 3m high and it's all I can see from my kitchen window. I'm guessing he has done it to annoy us. I know planning regs mean he can't have it there. As it's over 2.5m it has to be 2m away from a boundary (I've done my research) would you say anything to him, report it to the council or just leave it?

Ahhh forgot to mention he's an absolute tool. When he moved the hot tub shed thing, 20 bikers all turned up to do it and had a BBQ (covid rule of 6). Also, that is all you hear is his bike every minute of the day. Bikers turn up all the time and leave there bikes over our drive so I'm constantly having to knock on his door to ask them to be moved so I can get off my drive, even though his drive is always empty as he parks over the road on a house that is up for sale driveway. Plus he's got an 11 stone rottweiler that always ***** on my lawn. He did a Facebook post the other week about how he is a trained killer as he used to work in a butchers and how he used to be a bouncer, plus he's a biker.

Is it worth the hassle??

Rant over haha!
 
Only you know whether it is worth it or not. Neighborly disputes can esculate quickly, and make life miserable for both sides.

Sounds like your neighbor is a idiot. But be careful about making things even worse.
 
Ask the Council for their opinion. If it it contravenes planning law they must tell him to address this.

People like this are chancers and their actions need to be nipped in the bud. If they are not reined in they will think they can get away with anything.
 
you are correct he needs planning permission for this.............report him to the planning department for breach of planning rules

he will need to make a formal application and then you can object to it
 
I'm guessing he doesn't post on COB haha! Shed is brown. We are spending a lot of money in June and getting our full garden landscaped and from our new patio that is all we are going to be able to see. My wife has contacted a home security company to get cameras put in incase they do anything if we mention it.
 
bear66 said:
The 2.5m height within 2m is the eaves height. The height including roof allowable is 3m (or 4m for dual pitch roof).
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No, from what I have read. It is 2.5 full height within 2m boundary. It can be 4m outside this.
 
Ive had a few people coming to me for advice as there is a lot of this going on at the moment, people building home bars etc
 
El Guapo said:
Just talk to him reasonably about it like adults. Ask him about the fence etc, if you’ve offended him and so on and I’m sure it’ll ge sorted amicably.

if not, burn it. Burn it all! 🔥
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Tbf I have spoken to him like an adult to ask him to stop letting his dog **** on my garden and to stop covering our drive with his car and bikes. Plus, as a road we all asked him if he could stop revving his bike before 6 am and not after midnight.
 
Jammyd said:
Tbf I have spoken to him like an adult to ask him to stop letting his dog **** on my garden and to stop covering our drive with his car and bikes. Plus, as a road we all asked him if he could stop revving his bike before 6 am and not after midnight.
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Then you know what to do.


nb. This is clearly not actual inference to action the not actual advice given above.
 
Some things you just have to put up with unfortunately, for your own peace of mind, only you know which elements that annoy you are really petty, but the planning breach you don’t need to just accept. It sounds like he wants to wind you up, reacting will give him a cheap thrill and make him do other stuff all the more. The more you react, the more he will think stuff up to do. I would keep a diary of events over time so that if anything really serious does kick off you have a record of who, what, where, when etc and also note against it how it made you feel at the time (keep it honest, if you react, note that too). A diary helps paint a picture for police, councils and judges should it ever come to that, it might help you release some of the pressures you feel. Try not to be obsessive about it though, these things can take over your life If you let them.

I would just report the planning breach providing you know for sure action can and will be taken, so talk to your council first for advice. Everything else, try to turn the other cheek where you can, try not to react, hopefully he gets bored of his pathetic behaviour that way. If his biker mates are regular visitors at certain times of the week leave your car on the road across your own drive at those times so they can’t block it.
 
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