What is allowable height of front garden fence

Mackielake

Hi can someone please tell me how to find the answers to some questions I have. I am new to the boards.

My neighbour has built a very tall fence along our joint property line at the front of the house. What is the maximum allowable height ? In feet or metres.

Thanks

Gumbo

Mackielake wrote: »

Hi can someone please tell me how to find the answers to some questions I have. I am new to the boards.

My neighbour has built a very tall fence along our joint property line at the front of the house. What is the maximum allowable height ? In feet or metres.

Thanks

Boundary wall/fence to front cannot be higher than 1200mm to be planning exempt.

Mackielake

Hi thanks I will need to convert that online, not good with measurements. So if they built it higher than allowed, they would need planning permission, is that right? If they didn't ask permission and its higher do they have to take it down or lower it. As a neighbour do I have any say in what the fence looks like? Thanks for your help

Calahonda52

1200mm is nominally 4 feet or 47.244 inches to be precise.

If they don't have planning then they can apply for retention.

what was there before hand?
Have they built on the property line.

http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2009/act/27/enacted/en/print#sec43
may help, I say may...

Mackielake

Hi thanks for your help. I don't understand how they are allowed to apply for retention after its already up especially if it's 2 feet higher than the allowable height. Surely if it's much higher than allowed they won't be able to keep it up? What's the point in building rules if they let that happen. I'm confused and frustrated. Then everyone could be building higher than allowed. This is happening at my uncles house, he's an older gent and shocked as all the houses around him have little low walls or fences and he can't see his street when he looks out to his right outside his door. Thanks

Gumbo

Mackielake wrote: »

Hi thanks for your help. I don't understand how they are allowed to apply for retention after its already up especially if it's 2 feet higher than the allowable height. Surely if it's much higher than allowed they won't be able to keep it up? What's the point in building rules if they let that happen. I'm confused and frustrated. Then everyone could be building higher than allowed. This is happening at my uncles house, he's an older gent and shocked as all the houses around him have little low walls or fences and he can't see his street when he looks out to his right outside his door. Thanks

He's entitled to apply for retention, doesn't mean he will get granted the retention permission. Usually they are refused as they can set an unwanted precedent for the area.

Mackielake

Well thanks for all the info. I live with my uncle. I don't like that they have done this but for him it's very upsetting as he is nervous and can't see out that side of the street anymore. You're right it would set a very bad precedent if they can get away with it. Hopefully it will be denied. Thanks

Calahonda52

Mackielake wrote: »

Well thanks for all the info. I live with my uncle. I don't like that they have done this but for him it's very upsetting as he is nervous and can't see out that side of the street anymore. You're right it would set a very bad precedent if they can get away with it. Hopefully it will be denied. Thanks

as asked, in part earlier:
what was there before hand?
Have they built on the property line.
what material is the fence?

Kneebreaker

Can't build higher than 1.2m for a front wall.

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/housing/planning_permission/planning_perm_altering_a_house.html

https://www.scsi.ie/advice/2014/december/confused_about_planning_regulations_for_height_garden_wall

mrxireland

Mackielake wrote: »

Well thanks for all the info. I live with my uncle. I don't like that they have done this but for him it's very upsetting as he is nervous and can't see out that side of the street anymore. You're right it would set a very bad precedent if they can get away with it. Hopefully it will be denied. Thanks

Is it not good that they have made your site private or is it a case that you cant see whats going on next door.

Have you any pics of said site. I cant for the life of me see why anyone installing a fence would make someone nervous because they cant see down the side of a street.

Seve OB

Did you speak with the aforementioned neighbour to enlighten them of your concerns?