Maximum Fence Height Front Garden Uk

Front garden fence height post by nozzler1 wed jun 22 2005 10 48 pm can anyone advise me whether there is a maximum height at which you should erect a fence in your front garden.

Maximum fence height front garden uk. Without the permission you are only allowed a fence up to 6 6. Garden law is for general information only and does not constitute professional advice. You must read the disclaimer below before using the forum. The trellis on top can therefore exceed 2 metres.

In this case the total height of your fence and trellis should not exceed 2 metres. Or over 2 metres high elsewhere. The maximum height of a garden fence with trellis on top is defined when. You don t live in an open plan shared surface type of development.

It would be over 1 metre high and next to a highway used by vehicles or the footpath of such a highway. In this case the height is restricted to 1 metre. Your council treats a trellis as a temporary structure. No part of the site is a listed building or within the curtilage of a listed building.

The deck or raised platform is not in front of the principal or side elevation of the house that. The general recommended legal height of the fence is 6 6 or two meters. No part of the fence wall gate or any other boundary involved forms a boundary with a neighbouring listed building or its curtilage. The wall or fence is not more than 2 metres in height anywhere on your property except where it adjoins a road or footpath.

Fences gates and garden walls you will need to apply for planning permission if you wish to erect or add to a fence wall or gate and. If an existing fence wall or gate already exceeds the limits above that its height would not be increased. One reason front yard fences are smaller is because taller fences can block the sightlines of cars creating blind corners at intersections and putting children and pets in danger. If your fence typically the front garden fence fronts a road a footpath or public highway and is more than 1 metre high then you need to apply for planning permission.

If your fence does not front a road usually the back garden then the maximum height without planning permission is 2 metres including any trellis topper. In many municipalities six feet is the maximum height for a backyard fence while a 4 foot fence may be used in front of your home.