Boundary fence with neighbour

Is there a maximum height?
It's currently 6ft tall but he just stands in his conservatory and peers over the top, a touch creepy when you have an 11yr old daughter....

 

Is he tall then?
I believe there is a maximum height for fencing and I think 6ft is it (unless you go the planning permission route? )
Don't believe there is a maximum hedge/climber height though

Not sure having an 11yo daughter automatically makes the guy "creepy" though.

 

In general it's 6ft max height for a boundary fence/wall, hedges, tree's plants etc are not classed as a boundary fence/wall then you have to seek planning permission.

Tree's, hedge's etc don't come under the classification of Fence/Wall hence why leylandi tree's cause so many neighbourly upsets and legal battles!

If it's just the case of increasing the height of one or two panels to resolve the probably, I would speak to the council explain the problem and they might just say get on and do it... Probably with a warning that if nieghbour complains then you might have to take it down or seek planning permission... One thing to remember when explaining to the council the reason behind this, is pointing out that theoretically at the point his conservatory is, the fence height his side is about 2ft lower if you take it from the level of his conservatory floor height!

 

We're in the process of planning permission for the rear garden fences at the moment anyway, would the neighbour boundary fence come under this? It's our fence btw

 

2 Meters which is 6' 6"

 

Plus you can then attach a slightly higher trellis on the inside of the fence to give you another foot on the sly

 

Maybe a nice prickly rose on the trellis - he will think twice about peering too closely!

 

No, any trellis on top of the fence is included in the 2m total height allowed under permitted development rights, but if using standard 1.8m high panels with 0.2m high (might need to make them yourself) trellis panels on top together with climbers intertwining amongst/over them that might give a further 100 - 150mm of height.

The 2m height is a maximum before PP is required, so if your neighbour's garden is at such a higher level that it compromises your privacy, then apply to have a higher boundary fence.

 

Fence is fixed, trellis is not Fence can be 2m total height yes but you can fudge extra height with trellis as it isn't on the boundary as such If you read I put inside not on top