Garden Fence Question.
17 July 2003, 09:32 AM
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Does anyone know or can point me to the legal requirements as to height of a garden fence.
Just enquring as we're having our back garden refenced and I'm curious as to what the regs are.
BTW: Our rear garden is on a slop, so the area outside the kitchen is concreated flat and is about 2 feet off ground level at it's peak, the rest of the garden is at ground level.
Just enquring as we're having our back garden refenced and I'm curious as to what the regs are.
BTW: Our rear garden is on a slop, so the area outside the kitchen is concreated flat and is about 2 feet off ground level at it's peak, the rest of the garden is at ground level.
17 July 2003, 09:41 AM
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I would definitely get rid of that slop in your back garden - it can smell a bit in this heat, you know.
AFAICR from my planning department days you can erect a fence without planning consent as long as it is less than about 6' tall. Can't remember the exact measurement - 1.8m perhaps? Saxo Boy will know if someone cares to rattle his cage.
AFAICR from my planning department days you can erect a fence without planning consent as long as it is less than about 6' tall. Can't remember the exact measurement - 1.8m perhaps? Saxo Boy will know if someone cares to rattle his cage.
17 July 2003, 09:42 AM
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you can have a fence up to 2 metres high without needing consent. This is obvioulsy from ground level, so you cant build it 2 metres higher than the raised patio!
Steve
edited to say that this is assuming the fence is not adjacent to a highway, and that there is no mention in your deeds of a maximum boundary height.
You can generally get away with increasing the height of the fence if necessary by adding 2 ft trellis on top, as this is considered to be temporary.
[Edited by RB5320 - 7/17/2003 9:59:55 AM]
Steve
edited to say that this is assuming the fence is not adjacent to a highway, and that there is no mention in your deeds of a maximum boundary height.
You can generally get away with increasing the height of the fence if necessary by adding 2 ft trellis on top, as this is considered to be temporary.
[Edited by RB5320 - 7/17/2003 9:59:55 AM]
17 July 2003, 02:11 PM
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Regs vary by area. In Leeds it is as follows:-
1M if adjacent to a road.
2M everywhere else
Palisade not allowed in residential area.
TONY
1M if adjacent to a road.
2M everywhere else
Palisade not allowed in residential area.
TONY
18 July 2003, 06:17 PM
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Sorted guys!
The local council says it's 2 meters from the height of the land inside the garden, because the garden is on such a steep slop it'll be nigh impossible for all parts of the fence to be 2m or under if using ground level.
The local council says it's 2 meters from the height of the land inside the garden, because the garden is on such a steep slop it'll be nigh impossible for all parts of the fence to be 2m or under if using ground level.
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Have you seen the new fence posts/gravel boards, made of recycled plastic?
However, be warned - they do tend to bend!!! And not just flex, but actually bend
For example, in the morning the side facing the sun expands a little more than the other, causing a slight (sun related) banana effect!!Just bear that in mind when fitting them - don't measure up against the wrong end of a bend!!!
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