Fence issue with my neighbor,
So, a few weeks ago my neighbor who is building on a vacant lot, asked us to remove our back fence so they can lay the brickwork for their garage wall and put the fence back in place. I found it odd that they came to us just a few weeks before the bricklaying was meant to take place. I asked them to get their builder to get in touch so that I can understand the finer details, once I got a call from their builder it turns out their wall is going to be built on the boundary and the builder will need access to my property to do the work. Felt a bit deceived that the neighbor didn’t mention anything that the builder told me, none the less I tried to negotiate with the neighbor and come to a common ground, I requested for the wall to be rendered as I am not a fan of their brickwork. They refused this offer and said it's their property they don’t have to render the wall and said they will send a formal complaint to the council if we don’t remove the fence.
I tried getting in touch with the council to understand more about this and to get a copy of the proposed building plans and permits, but the council directed me to the building surveyor, and they refused as it was a civil matter and told me to get in touch with my neighbor. When I approached the neighbor about this, they told me it was a breach of privacy, and they won’t share any plans.
What are my options here, do I have to just live their brickwork, or are we able to reach a win-win scenario? And how should I proceed further?