neighbours large walled structure?

[what..the?]

My neighbour has had a raised patio for a year to take advantage of the view across my garden to a distant view which i didnt really like. there was a crack in the raised walled structure , and within the last week or two the whole structure has been rebuilt but appears to be being built taller. so they are begining to tower above our garden, the structure is right next to our house so it is quite imposing. I still don't know its true final height of a) the surrounding wall and b) the height at which the people will stand on the other side.

As this is possibly classed as landscaping and therefore correct me if I am wrong doesn't need planning. Have a got some say or control over it. would it have to be based on height if the limit allowed is 6ft and the heighbour has it 4ft but people stand higher then ground level on the other side so looks over easy is this not disallowed under another condition. As local council building regs guy will be visiting my house for other reasons is it something I could bring up with them on the side?

[AlBags]

Find out the height of the structure first .. and the distance from your boundary.

[what..the?]

distance from boundary? well it is on the boundary they have built it up to the boundary line.

For example when they landcaped further into the pack garden with raised beds they didn't put any retaining wall in to hold the material and to pushed down the fence which he still hasn't fixed soooo you can see what i mean about being 'on the boundary' I have looked on the deads and cannot see any reference to who owns what boundary fence etc

[jackthehat]

Your posts are a little difficult to follow, (there is no punctuation in your last paragraph) but from what I can gather.

Are we talking a side by side boundary.....or a bottom of the garden boundary/side boundary ?
They have essentially created a spoil-heap to use as a patio without creating any sort of retaining structure to hold it in position?

The Building Control Officer will certainly be interested in the construction of this structure; things that do not require Planning Permission often require Building Regulations Approval.

[what..the?]

no sorry i am sure the raised patio area in question is on reasonable stable ground it is on a hill which falls away on one side but they have put a huge retaining wall on the side that is falling away. On my 'side by side' boundary which happens to be also right next to my house I get a smaller wall but one which is still imposing and for which the final height and height off ground level (person standing) on their side is still in contension. Which is what prompts my question on limitations, and building control.

I just used the back garden as an example of how they consider the boundary line to be unimportant, by creating raised flowerbeds against a wooden boundary fence pushing the fence down.

[LoftyLottie]

The best thing you can do is discuss it with the planning department at your local council.

There will be an email address on their website that you can use if you don't want to phone them. As JTH says, even if there is no planning required they may be breaking building regs.

[LoftyLottie]

Someone from the department will come out and inspect.

[The Builder]

Check out the Planning Portal, Whattie.............. for Building Regs and Planning Permission.
For fences/boundary walls ........... 2m high (possibly measured from your side......... it's not clear when the ground is lower on one side, as in your case.
Also Party Wall Act.
Decks and raised platforms above 300mm height (one foot) need permission. Again, it's not clear if this applies in your case.

[The Builder]

sorry ........... forgot link ............

http://www.planningpo...v.uk/permission/house

[AlBags]

Two important questions I asked .. to kick off with.

[LoftyLottie]

AlBags what..the said that the stucture was built up to the boundary line. She hasn't said what height it is though.

[bushbaby_de]

The earlier post is correct... raised platforms above 30cm from natural adjacent ground level requires planning permission so give your planning enforcement team a call.

[what..the?]

thanks for all the answers I went to have a look at the height and is it still unknown so still waiting to see final height, thanks i have some where to go though as and when I know