Fence height

Platemaker · 28th March 2010, 14:57

Does anyone know how high I can make my garden fence?

I would like to build it about 8' high.

Greeners · 28th March 2010, 15:03

You'll find 6 foot is the maximum, although there is no limit on hedges.

You can get round the limit, by adding trellis on the top,

Platemaker · 28th March 2010, 15:03

Can you buy electric trellis?

Greeners · 28th March 2010, 15:07

How about stock fencing....?

stocktake · 28th March 2010, 16:33

I believe 6ft is correct but I used 6ft on top of a 1ft gravel board, nobody complained

rover · 28th March 2010, 17:09

You can go up to 2 metres without planning permission,unless the fence is next to the highway,in which case maximum is 1 metre without permission.

JohnDotCom · 28th March 2010, 22:19

Eight foot hedging is very good intertwined with blackberry bushes.
6 Foot fences as said is Legal max, but most now add the Concrete boards (Gravel Boards?) at bottom up to 2 feet high.

Dragrad · 30th March 2010, 23:10

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Originally Posted by JohnDotCom

Eight foot hedging is very good intertwined with blackberry bushes.
6 Foot fences as said is Legal max, but most now add the Concrete boards (Gravel Boards?) at bottom up to 2 feet high.

Whatever is added below a 6' fence to make it higher constitutes part of the fence. However, I think that they take the height from the neighbour's land which may be higher than yours? Which means theoretically you could have a 10' fence as long as only 6' is the height above the neighbour's land.

Than there are deprivation of natural light issues....

stocktake · 31st March 2010, 07:18

Corin, if you take a few trips down to the bottom of your garden Et natural. You won't have to worry about it, your neighbour will have the fence up before the weekend

Greeners · 31st March 2010, 18:36

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Originally Posted by stocktake

Corin, if you take a few trips down to the bottom of your garden Et natural. You won't have to worry about it, your neighbour will have the fence up before the weekend

I doubt it, you haven't seen his neighbours....

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Platemaker I really should get out more....... MG ZT-T 160, MG ZT 180. Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: N/A Posts: 2,384 Thanks: 27 Thanked 24 Times in 20 Posts	Can you buy electric trellis? __________________

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28th March 2010, 16:33	#5
stocktake Vis Whiz Rover 75 2.5 auto Saloon Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: LEEDS Posts: 20,597 Thanks: 2,057 Thanked 3,056 Times in 1,621 Posts	I believe 6ft is correct but I used 6ft on top of a 1ft gravel board, nobody complained __________________ Dave... Lost a few stones and a Gall Bladder and part of a bile duct and all of my dignity in the suppository incident

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rover Loves to post Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Staffs/Derbyshire Border Posts: 285 Thanks: 19 Thanked 29 Times in 14 Posts	You can go up to 2 metres without planning permission,unless the fence is next to the highway,in which case maximum is 1 metre without permission.

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JohnDotCom * Rover 75 FaceLift Tourer CDTi 170BHP Auto ConnSE 2005 Model Starlight Silver Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Abergele Posts: 28,735 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	Eight foot hedging is very good intertwined with blackberry bushes. 6 Foot fences as said is Legal max, but most now add the Concrete boards (Gravel Boards?) at bottom up to 2 feet high.

31st March 2010, 07:18	#9
stocktake Vis Whiz Rover 75 2.5 auto Saloon Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: LEEDS Posts: 20,597 Thanks: 2,057 Thanked 3,056 Times in 1,621 Posts	Corin, if you take a few trips down to the bottom of your garden *Et natural.* You won't have to worry about it, your neighbour will have the fence up before the weekend __________________ Dave... Lost a few stones and a Gall Bladder and part of a bile duct and all of my dignity in the suppository incident