A WOMAN has been left fuming after her neighbour chopped down her fence that she built around her garden so her dogs wouldn’t escape.
The upset homeowner said her fence was within regulation height but that didn’t stop her next door neighbour from destroying it.
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Tamsin Griff, who posts under @tamsingriff, shared a video showing how the slats from her fence had been pushed onto the ground.
She wrote: “When you buy your first house next to a neighbour who doesn’t want privacy.”
Tamin explained that the 4ft wall that had been there before wasn’t enough to contain her dogs and she needed something around 6ft in height.
She added: “Everyone is allowed a 6ft fence.”
They had even gone slightly under that height to ensure they didn’t go over the limit.
Tamsin explained: “For reference the fence height was 5’10 so we still had 2 inch to go higher.
“She’s already had the council come round and check the fence as she complained about it, the council said there’s nothing wrong with it we can go higher if we wanted to which we haven’t.”
However, even with the smart-looking wooden fence being within the allowed limit, Tamsin claimed her neighbour wasn’t happy.
Showing the dismantled fence, she shared: “Neighbour didn’t like it so chopped it down herself.”
She added: “Your sign to save more money for a house in the middle of nowhere where with no neighbours.”
After her video has racked up over 1.7million views, people have been quick to say how they would also be angry.
One said: “Call police! That’s destruction of property, your neighbour should be force to pay for that!”
Another added: “7 years of hell with nosey neighbours, can confirm saving and buying a place in the middle of nowhere with no neighbours is healing!”
And a third commented: “Oh no I’d be absolutely furious.”
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Despite what many people think, a garden fence can be as high as 100m.
However, according to Online Land Registry: “In the UK, the general rule is that a fence can be up to 2 metres (6.6 feet) high without the need for planning permission.
“However, if the fence is next to a road, footpath, or public highway, the maximum height is reduced to 1 metre (3.3 feet).”
The Top Five Reasons Neighbours Squabble
One study by Compare the Market revealed the top reason British neighbour’s argue
- Broken fences – top of the board was broken fences and whose responsibility it was to fix it
- Parking: one of the leading drivers of neighbour disputes, with 54.1 per cent of people having issues with people parking in front of their house, parking bay or driveway
- Trees – complaints about a neighbour’s tree cracking your garden path was also common with nearly half of participants finding it frustrating
- Bin wars – outdoor bin etiquette continues to ignite the most furious debates between neighbours
- Nosy Neighbours – some people have their eyes and ears at the ready to have a peek causing problems for others
