Raising height of boundary near a highway.

[Xabia]

Hi,
A boundary of my garden is a 1.2m high wall, owned by me, abutting a small road. I want to increase my privacy, but to raise the height of the wall will need planning permission (and look wrong). I would like to erect a 1.8m high fence, on the garden side of my wall. As the fence would not abut the highway, do I need planning permission ? How close can I go to the wall before I need Planning Permission ? Thanks

 

[rjm2k]

Yes unless it's more than 2m from the road including footpath (from memory)

Hedges etc don't need permission

 

[DevilDamo]

The PP is your friend...

http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/permission/commonprojects/fenceswallsgates

 

[tony1851]

Yes unless it's more than 2m from the road

Where does this come from?

 

[geraldthehamster]

Yes unless it's more than 2m from the road

Where does this come from?

If you read local authorities' published planning guidance online, many seem to define "adjacent" as within 2m of the highway. Others go for 1m. Personally if you have a low wall at the boundary and put a fence behind it I don't see how the fence can be considered "adjacent" to the highway, but I suspect the council might want to argue that point with you.

Cheers
Richard

 

[rjm2k]

Yes unless it's more than 2m from the road

Where does this come from?

I think this was from the PP but it's down at the moment, here's a couple of council links mentioning the same though, one is a planning report...

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&...YbrO1u&sig=AHIEtbSNej0jqsZnVkD_tRswBYBrG3iZAw

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&...vKtgDl&sig=AHIEtbQrlBxhEqYwr-r_m5xLYpY6iunRGw

I've seen properties where they've wanted a fence more than 1m high so they set it back and gravelled "next to" the highway.

 

[rjm2k]

Seems to be down to individual councils to define "adjacent" the one here says within 1 m of a highway including path

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&...x6M4o0&sig=AHIEtbT9QXvbtRpDsKGwu-2Zsb5jbooykw

so it's worth finding out your councils policy on defining "adjacent"

 

[Xabia]

Thanks to you all for your inputs. I was hoping for a definative answer but you have confirmed my impression that it is down to local policy. I will now speak to my council as they have the final say. Thanks again.

 

[rjm2k]

Thanks to you all for your inputs. I was hoping for a definative answer but you have confirmed my impression that it is down to local policy. I will now speak to my council as they have the final say. Thanks again.

Before you do have a quick look on your local planning site to see if any similar applications have passed or been rejected and read the reports on them.