Extending front wall boundary

johneym

hi Folks,

I am in a bungalow out the country.I have neighbours to the left and right and all our front walls are in line. These are approx 9 feet from edge of road.
My site is small however and I have no room at the back. It is a funny shape. Triangular, which results in a 165 feet front wall and lawn, but nothing behind.
I want to build a little stone wall about 3 feet from the front wall. In front of the front wall. This wall will be 2 feet high. I will fill this space between the 2 walls with soil and plant some shrubs and a hedge.
I know its a lot of work but we need to use the front garden as our main garden for the kids. We are on a busy road so noise and safety would dictate a hedge here. I also think a hedge is nicer than a high wall.
Instead of loosing another 2 or 3 feet from inside I will be taking it from outside. A car is 4 feet so 9 feet outside the wall(which legally I own?) seams a lot.

I suppose the question is am I allowed to do this? Whats the legal distance from front wall to edge of road? Do the neighbours have a right to complain/object to this?

Thanks a lot for your help,

Regards,

John

muffler

Its not a case of the neighbours complaining or not (perhaps they will) but you will need planning permission for this proposal and I wouldn't be hopeful at all.

You will need to check with the planning department or look up the county development plan online to see what the required set back is but normally you would be looking at a minimum of 5 metres from the centre line of the road or up to 8 metres or more if its a regional or national primary route..

Mellor

johneym wrote: »

A car is 4 feet so 9 feet outside the wall(which legally I own?) seams a lot.

Yopu may or may not legally own the strip of land. Your property could easily end at the front wall. In order to build there you could need to own the land.

muffler

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