My Neighbour Has Moved His Fence 10Ft So Its Now Against The British Gas Fence

[philkool]

he has now started erecting a large shed like building on the land he has gained.
my question is should i ask the council if this is legal as there are no planning applications for this or for the cutting back of the protected trees .

[bhg481]

Yes, you should.

[KARL]

In which part of the UK is this ?

[philkool]

Hi KARL its Leigh on sea Essex

[viv41]

If he's cutting back protected trees, I would definitely contact the Council.

[RATTER15]

Does this affect you in any way?

[philkool]

Yes RATTER it will block my view of the gas board and early morning sunshine and its not even at its full height yet

[Bazile]

//..it will block my view of the gas board.../

?

[wiltsman]

Ring your local Planning Department on 01702 215004. I'm sure they'll put you in the picture, or if they know nothing about it, they'll thank you for the information and investigate.

[philkool]

Just phoned the planning dept and they wasn't interested but said perhaps the tree cutting should of had permission ?
They suggested i write to the tree dept in Peterborough so i ended the call lol

[wiltsman]

I would definitely contact Peterborough about the trees. I should have thought that Planning should have investigated on your behalf, I thought all council departments were keen on tree preservation.
The only planning request I found in your area regarding a gas board site, is the following:
'Prune five ash trees to the boundary of *address* (Application to prune trees covered by a Tree Preservation Order) | Land Between *address*'.
The only drawback is, this application was made 16 years ago in 2000!
I couldn't find anything since that application regarding the pruning of trees.

[Buenchico]

Which phone number did you call with regard to the trees?

It should have been 01702 215004 (because it's a planning issue, that comes under the auspices of Southend Borough Council, rather than Leigh-on-Sea Town Council).

http://www.southend.gov.uk/info/200376/trees/194/tree_preservation_orders

[Baldric]

///he has now started erecting a large shed like building on the land he has gained.///

Who has he gained the land from?

[EDDIE51]

^^ Yes, the most important point is who owns the land he has 'gained'

[Khandro]

Large (and small) sheds require planning permission, how can the planning department be 'not interested'? They should tell you if he does have it or not.

[hc4361]

If the shed covers less than half the garden it does not need planning permission.

[Buenchico]

>>> Large (and small) sheds require planning permission

Not necessarily. If they meet the height requirements and don't take up more than half of the land attached to the house, they're usually 'permitted developments':
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/permission/commonprojects/outbuildings/

[hc4361]

What is a 'gas board' and who owns the land?

[Bazile]

^^^^

Well he hasn't answered me

[Khandro]

Sorry if I gave out wrong information, my experience was in the Cotswolds, looking up the current rules I see;

//However you will need to apply for planning permission for some cases, for example:
•outbuildings and other additions exceed 50% of the total area of land around the original house. Sheds and all other outbuildings and extensions to the original house must be included when calculating this 50% limit
•the buildings are forward of the principal elevation of the original house
•the building is more than single storey, or its eaves exceed 2.5 metres, or it exceeds 4 metres at ridge height where the building has a dual pitched roof, or exceeds 3 metres at ridge height in any other case
•the new building itself is a separate, self contained, living accommodation
•the building is more than 2.5 metres in height and it is within 2 metres of the property boundary//

The last sentence seems to apply here, but I don't know how universal this is.

[Baldric]

If it helps

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