Neighbours new fence

[gemlady]

What a shame you've lost that lovely view. Would definitely approach them about removing the old fence themselves or paying to get it done, their builders at the very least should have left it piled up in one corner not strewn all the way down your property. Will they be happy to receive a vets bill if one of your animals is injured on it?

Agree with everyone else in that would replace one lovely view with another of your own making.

[Flummery]

Maybe you can't attach stuff to it but I would be tempted to grow a 'fedge' on the inside. This decreases your acreage slightly but you'll get birds nesting, fruits from the hedge, a much softer view. You do have maintenance - hedge cutting etc - but you won't be looking at acres of raw wood.

[Paulottie]

If I remember it right- The proposed siting of the garage and stable block was precisely because it would ruin your view and not theirs anyway. I am sure this was spite because you objected in the first place. I don't subscribe to the 'they didn't know what the cowboys did with the old fence' notion. nor, by the trampled ground, that they did not trespass to erect it.

I wouldn't let them on your land to paint it, (it should silver with age anyway) or even remove old fence now (although you might invoice them for removing it) if it was their stock fence I suspect or you could sling the whole lot back over. Really though, you are far better not to give them the satisfaction of knowing its irritating you further....f*ck 'em... I am a great believer in Karma, maintain you dignity, try not to be upset(or show it) and fate has the strangest way of dealing with these things...every dog has his day.

I can perhaps see that even living in an orange crate is preferable to a cypressa hedge. I'm with Tony on this one, I'd not worry to much about the legalities of planting next to it. If you are really concerned you might put you own post and wire structure up and then anchor it off theirs in a couple of years...but what are they going to do about it anyway? are your sides south and west facing? if so bingo!

[OverWyreGrower]

Thanks guys.... the fence they took down was an old scratty shared-ownership fence; I would just have expected them to get rid of the debris. On closer inspection, a lot of cut-offs from the new fence are also in our field/garden. I would have at least expected it to be neatly piled up.

We're leaving it for today, and seeing if their builders (who are doing other work on the land, stables and the like) come back and remove it. We'll give them the benefit of the doubt for 24hrs. Then Mr OWG is going to go round and politely ask them to move it.

We were hoping for a native-species hedge, to be honest. But apparantly, they wanted to plant conifers/leylandii and the council wouldn't let them (phew!). Mature hedging would "cost too much money", so they got the fence put up.

The council (and planning department) don't recognise "loss of view" in any way, shape or form. Providing the fence/screening/hedging is 2m or less and not "stealing" anyone's land, you can put up what you like.

The worst bit is that it's a very nice, solidly constructed fence. I'd be happy to have it down either side of my garden instead of the privet/leylandii we have. It's just at the bottom that it really annoys me

I plan to extend our orchard into that part of the garden a bit, with a sweet almond tree and a couple of cherry trees, and maybe a nice bench to sit on

Mr OWG has visions of a new polytunnel and greenhouse in the field, then we can seperate our garden into 2 halves a bit more.

Of course, they're all long term plans, as we don't have nearly enough money to make the kind of changes we'd like to. (Next doors stables/sand paddock/garage building work is costing them upwards of £50k )

Mind you, at least we won't have their dogs or chickens in our field anymore....

[Madasafish]

I'm with Flummery on this.
We have a rather dull fence separting us from our sole neighbours. We planted trees beside it and where no trees.. climbing shrubs which hide the outline.

It's not your fault if climbing shrubs climb over the fence:-)

I can recommend ivy as well ...

[Headfry]

OWG., I feel for you, we had similar happen. 15ft from our lounge window was a lovely tall green hedge with lots of birdies. Came home one evening to a horrid flat tall wooden fence that looks like your one! had been put up by nieghbours I was gutted and mourned the loss of the hedge. Took a year to finally come to terms with it. how about some tender fruit trees growing against fence, lot of shrubs for the birdies. grapevines, figs, apricots, cherries
I know this won't help you at the moment. Somehow even though I thought iI NEVER would get over the wooden fence, I did get use to it! Don't know how or when.
I really really do feel for you, HF xx

[Madasafish]

try variegated eunonymous.. looks nice and climbs.

[carlseawolf]

Is the fence under 2 m , as i have the same fencing at home and they look like 8' by 4" posts to me so they might be over 2m from top to bottom.

p.s when i put my fence up like that it cost 150 pounds every 5m but mine has a gravel board

[Headfry]

Also....should the posts and rails not be on their side! I thought this usually denoted the owner of the fence.ie post and rails on the owners side????
could be wrong?

[OverWyreGrower]

Also....should the posts and rails not be on their side! I thought this usually denoted the owner of the fence.ie post and rails on the owners side????
could be wrong?

Apparantly this is good "fence etiquette", but I don't think my neighbours have heard this......

[davefromthechipie]

Umm i feel for you :/ that view was a painting . If it was me it would of been down the next day . Nothing like having a barbeque !! triping over your neighbours's junk they put on your land and accidentally knocking over the barbie thus by a compleat miracle lossing a fence or 3

[TPeers]

If you want I'll lift any hawthorn, walnut and cherry seedlings I find this spring and post them to you - maybe we can find enough plants between us so you can plant up the fence line.

Terry

[sophie]

Hi, just read this thread for the first time - that sure is a beautiful view you've lost. Just wondering, did the council ask them to put up a fence or hedge or whatever? Cos surely if they've built stables and a paddock etc that would have been a better view than a fence? Cos i'm sure if you'd talked to them before they'd put the fence up they'd have been happy to leave the original fence as it was?
Sophie.

[gardenplot]

Bl@@dly hell that is bad, taken away your lovely view and left the rubbish.
I would also be very annoyed at that.

[BIGMELONS]

Oh deary me!!! Thats rubbish is not good at all is it, i would be deeply upset if someone did that in my garden, did they dig holes too or are they mole hills i see! Although i have to admit the fence that has been erected is rather nice, it looks a sturdy well put together fence i like it, im sure many of you will agree, i have been looking for something like that myself, its a smasher!! good workmanship if ever ive seen it!! Do you have the number for the person who did it?