thanks For The Info Guys
Our House Is Mid Terrace And We Didn't Have To Get Planning Permission As Our Extension Is Quite Small.
We Do Have Another Lower Level Window Which Is Also Facing Onto The Boundary And It Is 1m From The Boundary Line So That's Ok. However The Window That Is Under Dispute Is More Of a Glass Panel In A Frame Than A Window, Its Completely Opaque And It Cant Open So Its More Of An Opaque Panel Placed High Up In A Wall!. Our Builder Suggested Removing It And Replacing With Glass Bricks Which Would Have The Same Effect But I Don't Like Them And Our Neighbour Would Also Have A Problem With This.
Our Architect Is Looking Into What Constitutes A Window But I Just Wanted To See If Anyone Else Had Come Across This Problem!.
I Know We Will Probably Have To Remove The Glass To Keep The Peace With Our Neighbour But I Hate The Thought Of The Waste Of A Good (expensive) Panel Of Glass!
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Hi Switch,Hello Hogg
Been studying your blog about your window business. I'm an
architect who works with clients in the council. From my experience, you're not entitled to have a window facing out onto a neighbour's garden under any circumstances. Apart from that, it would have been in your interest, long term to have gotten Planning Permission for your extension because this permission takes into account issues like the quality of the work involved, building materials used, if the building is over the By-Law approval limit (this applies also to small extensions). In the event of a future sale of your house, many loan companies are very strict with surveying extensions and need to see the papers pertaining to them, so it could be difficult for the buyer to raise funds quickly. Also, your neighbour was probably worried about the house devaluing because of an overlooking window. Your neighbour didnt't have to call to your house instead could of delayed matters by putting it into the local authority's hands, but obviously did the decent thing in dealing with the matter face to face. I cant understand an architect allowing this window in the first instance, opaque or not. Personally, I think you got off very lightly in this case so you need to put the matter behind you.
Switch
We've just moved in to a house in Skerries area
Permission for this would have been granted 20-30 years ago long before current owners moved in.
What rights to we have in this case?
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