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tabasam1 | 20:06 Fri 12th Jul 2013 | Law
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my neighbour has put decking on his sloping garden, he can now see in to our garden very easily,head and shoulders above the six foot fench, where do i stand leagley, as he is invading our privacy. Thanks Andy.
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Plant conifer trees. Doubt much will be done legally.
Your notion that he is "invading your privacy" is misplaced. Presumably he can see you from his upstairs windows as well.

Not much you can do.
^ Unless you live in Scotland.
I can't imagine you have rights over where someone can see. I think you'll need to put a higher fence up, if it bothers you.
Dynamite?
Sometimes you need planning permission for raised decking. It depends on the height.

However you can always put trellis up and grow some plants along it.
go live in a forest clearing ?

In Manc we just have to rub together.
In your back garden you can erect a fence of 2 metres, at present your fence is 1.8288 metres.
The law is rarely the best first choice with neighbours, but in law, as has been said, there is virtually nothing you can do.
what are you up to that could attract his interest?
You have no 'right to privacy' in a garden. until recently it was normal to just have a wire fence about 4 ft high, we used to talk to the neighbours over the fence.
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Call your local planning officer and ask the enforcement officer to check if it needed planning permission - if it does then overlooking is one of the things the planning officer will consider.

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