fence law's

[ERIC BARR]

Hi,there is a 6ft fence which divides my back garden from my neighbour's back garden,

the soil on my side is 2ft higher than my neighbour's,so i would like to put up a partition fence to give me more privicy,

as the new fence wont be attached to existing fence,is it alright for me to put up 6ft partition fence, which would be about 1ft from existing fence,and would be 2ft above existing fence

eric 

[2nd row]

 i presume the fences mentioned are the wooden slatted type ? and so, already the exsisting one, on your side, is already 2' under earth ? and in a matter of time will certainly rot/decay, and eventually be of no use whatso ever....you do not say ' if you and your neighbour are on good friendly terms ..... and in all cases of fenceing/hedges etc, 'tis always best for both parties to view, discuss, and agree.... it would be pointless you putting up another fence at this stage, because a 12 " gap will not be wide enough for you to annually apply preservative to the other side of the fence, if you know what i mean, posts, 8', 2' into ground, concreted, panels 6', your side, neighbours, panel heighth 8' , consideration must be given to your neighbours, windows/light/ sun/shade etc. etc. so you must discuss first.... and to me, to be losing one foot width of your garden x the length ? to achieve nothing, is a complete waste.... there are plenty of ways to get what you, and hopefully your neighbour will want and agree to. .... remembering always taking into account where the sun is ' hitting ' after  noon ??

[Newt]

You could also look at these sites to see if you can find a definitive answer.

http://www.letsgogardening.co.uk/Information/gardeningla ws.htm

http://www.gardenlaw.co.uk/