Fence blocking light in to garden but not house.

Pinkywoo's picture
Wed, 04/27/2011 - 17:43
by Pinkywoo

Some new people moved in next door just before Xmas. Two weeks later, she told me they were going to take down the fence in between our gardens and replace it. I told her I didn't want them to as it was my fence, bought and paid for by me, on my left with the posts on my side and it was what I wanted, the same as the rest of the fences round my garden. It is open to let the light get to the plants and for the wind to blow through.

Early this week, he built a fence alongside mine on their land but it is a solid fence so now, the light to my garden and plants on that side is blocked in the afternoon. It doesn't block the light to the house though so can I still complain about it?

iswim2011's picture
Sat, 04/30/2011 - 08:05
by iswim2011

I think you are going to have to sit down together and say look. . . Yes we both need some form of privacy but at the same time I grow various amounts of vegetables etc and don't want to block the light out completely.

Surely you can sort it out between you. I don't think you have grounds to take it up with the local council as such as it is not blocking light out to your home. Once you fall out with them then they will most likely do other things that will cause an issue.

Marcus

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