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Neighbour has built massive outhouse in his garden

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OP, how old is the development? how many units? when I lived on a new build estate you had to ask the management company for consent for sheds/outbuildings over 10M cubed volume. They stopped most oversize ones.

Also check the PD rights were not removed on the dwelling's Planning Consent. I did my time in Building Control for a LA and dealt with these all the time, it's always about the detailย 


 
Posted : 30/03/2026 2:58 pm
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It's not going to make any difference to your light wether it's sited at 95cm or 102cm from your boundary.

This is very true and I'm mindful of that fact. On the flip side if he's ignorant enough to say 'screw you neighbour I don't care about your feelings on the matter' then I'm tempted to say 'screw you, you can knock it down and rebuild it as huge cost and effort if you want'. Sure I'll still have a monstrosity overlooking my patio, but at least he'll also feel the pain

It's a 6 year old development.ย 

 

 


 
Posted : 30/03/2026 3:08 pm
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It's a 6 year old development.ย 

Have you checked your deeds for covenants yet? A quick Google say max size of outbuildings is a very frequent inclusion and probably a better line of inquiry than if it's 5cm too close for it's height etc.

I've just remembered our first house was in a relatively new development and there was a covenant about no commercial vehicles being parked within the development by residents overnight for the first x number of years. They did....and I've no idea how anyone was meant to police that....or why you'd want to. I suppose it was to stop people taking the complete piss with a whole companies worth of vehicles and gear rather than their berlingo or even a normal sized transit on the drive.


 
Posted : 30/03/2026 3:31 pm
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Honestly not sure what all the fuss is about.

 

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Posted : 30/03/2026 3:47 pm
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Just wanted to say that those Scottish regs suck. Having a 4m tall building 1m from your fence is shitty.


 
Posted : 30/03/2026 4:48 pm
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Play this at extreme volume every time he's in his shack...


 
Posted : 30/03/2026 4:49 pm
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Posted by: bruneep

Honestly not sure what all the fuss is about

 

I'd say its similar size to that at least!ย 

Also, that window is getting put out by shank at some point in near future!

 


 
Posted : 30/03/2026 5:27 pm
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Posted by: the-muffin-man

People have lost their life savings over arguments about 5cm!!

 

I see you've met my ex.

Posted by: the-muffin-man

It's not going to make any difference to your light wether it's sited at 95cm or 102cm from your boundary.

It will legally.


 
Posted : 30/03/2026 5:35 pm
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Just wanted to say that those Scottish regs suck. Having a 4m tall building 1m from your fence is shitty.

In practical terms I think the difference between 1m from your fence and 2m from your fence is neither here nor there really


 
Posted : 30/03/2026 6:20 pm
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