Advise on rear entrance to property.

dashcamdanny

I live in a terraced house with properties on each side sealing in my garden.

At the rear of the garden is a hedge with a public footpath and street on the other side.

I was considering opening the hedge by cutting an arch and installing a 36" steel door that will be locked from the inside.

I am a keen motorcyclist but cant get my bike to my shed for storage. This is the reasoning for my plans.

There is no houses directly behind my garden . So no one would be directly looking into my new steel door.

Have I got the right to open the hedge?

It is the boundary and I consider the hedge mine as the builder who owns the estate behind refuses to top it. But does trim his side as the branches grow into the foot path.

Gumbo

dashcamdanny wrote: »

I live in a terraced house with properties on each side sealing in my garden.

At the rear of the garden is a hedge with a public footpath and street on the other side.

I was considering opening the hedge by cutting an arch and installing a 36" steel door that will be locked from the inside.

I am a keen motorcyclist but cant get my bike to my shed for storage. This is the reasoning for my plans.

There is no houses directly behind my garden . So no one would be directly looking into my new steel door.

Have I got the right to open the hedge?

It is the boundary and I consider the hedge mine as the builder who owns the estate behind refuses to top it. But does trim his side as the branches grow into the foot path.

You are creating a new entrance. You need planning permission.

dashcamdanny

Yes. What would the implications be if I just did it anyway? Without paying for planning. Once its opened , the hedge will never grow back.

DOCARCH

kceire wrote: »

You are creating a new entrance. You need planning permission.

Just to say....that if it's a pedestrian entrance....generally, you do not need planning permission.

Skatedude

DOCARCH wrote: »

Just to say....that if it's a pedestrian entrance....generally, you do not need planning permission.

Dont quote me on this, but does that still count if it's opening on to a different road?

Gumbo

DOCARCH wrote: »

Just to say....that if it's a pedestrian entrance....generally, you do not need planning permission.

OK, just clarified this with our Planning Enforcement Offcier locally.

If its a private lane then theres civil issues.
If its a public road and the road is less than 4m in width and the entrance is less than 2m in height - No planning is required (Class 5 Schedule 2 Part 1 of the Exempted Development Regulations)

If the road is greater than 4m in width then Planning is required.

Under the restrictions on developments Section 9.2 - Mayeb read this too to confirm that you are exempt ot not.

dashcamdanny

kceire wrote: »

OK, just clarified this with our Planning Enforcement Offcier locally.

If its a private lane then theres civil issues.
If its a public road and the road is less than 4m in width and the entrance is less than 2m in height - No planning is required (Class 5 Schedule 2 Part 1 of the Exempted Development Regulations)

If the road is greater than 4m in width then Planning is required.

Under the restrictions on developments Section 9.2 - Mayeb read this too to confirm that you are exempt ot not.

The road is 6m behind . Cul du sac with 6 houses on it on one side.

Thanks. The only other issue I can see arising is a from a security point of view. With a hole and small gate through a hawthorn hedge, it could invite criminals into my rear garden and every other neighbours garden at that.



I do need to confirm that the hedge is mine though. The builder and owner of the estate behind me could claim half the hedge is his. But I cant see this issue upsetting him..

Drift

Hi OP,

It sounds like the 6m road behind your "hedge" is part of a housing estate. If so there is a good chance it is private property and you would need the permission of the owner (i.e. the developer or the management company).

Apologies if I have misunderstood.