Neighbours new conservatory nightmare...

supermoocow · 2003-11-03T15:06:44+00:00

Hello I don't know if anyone can help...We live in a semi-detached house and our adjoining neighbour has justinformed me that they are planning on building a conservatory next to ourboundary. The conservatory will be only 0.5m from our dining room window andwill extend out 4m.This will reduce light into our dining room and we will no longer getsunshine into our dining room or patio until about 15:30 rather than 11:00which we enjoy at present.The conservatory will not be large enough to require planning permission andthe neighbour has also requested that the short hedge used as a boundary beremoved and replaced as a fence or the hedge will be cut back to theboundary which will most probably kill it.The conservatory will be built upon the boundary of the property which weare responsible for fencing etc.Do we have any rights, what can we do to try to either stop or reduce theamount of light loss from the conservatory?The layout of the plans are as follows: Sun location at 15:00 *Sun location at 11:00*Neighbour Mine | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |------ | | | H ||------------------------|-------Toilet | | | E | | Patio| Toilet / | | | D | || /Ulils | | | G | || Utils ----|Patio Doors|---- E - ----|Win |Door|Win |--- Lounge Dining RoomThe Toilet/utils is 3.2m high where attached to building, 2.35m high atother end.Hedge is 4.5 m long and 1.4m highWindow ledge in my dining room is 1.2m from floor and window is 1.3m...

Nov 03, 2003 28 Replies

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Steve Firth 22 years ago

Why? Conservatory, made out of glass.

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Andy Hall 22 years ago

Can have blinds and curtains.........

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David Hearn 22 years ago

And most I've seen either have the dwarf brick wall extended up to the height of the other conservatory walls on the boundary, or uPVC style insert to replace the glass. Most people don't like being looked into I guess.

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The Natural Philosopher 22 years ago

Or indeed a 3KW arc lamp pointed straight inisde, day and night?

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PoP 22 years ago

Saw a short documentary on Meridian TV a couple of nights ago. Featured the original designer of the Tricorn shopping centre waxing lyrical about how he was hoping they'd accept a revamp of the Tricorn, thus saving it from being knocked down.

I had to check my calendar to make sure that it wasn't April 1st.

PoP

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Dave 22 years ago

As a very frequent visitor to Portsmouth, just where is it going to be sited?

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Dave 22 years ago

Just why have they not knocked it down?

Dave

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Stephen Gower 22 years ago

And the BBC will let you watch it going up

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Dave 22 years ago

Thanks, I'll take a look next time I am down there.

I live in Preston, Lancashire, but make several trips down there to see my grand daughters. I have the journey down to a day trip these days :-)

Dave

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