Browse Forums Building A New House 1 May 11, 2020 1:25 am Hi, my neighbour's builder called me to ask me to consent in writing for them to go ahead with their plans to cut down part of my fence and build a garage right on the boundary. My neighbour is an investor who recently bought the property, and is planning to build a second dwelling in their back yard. A building permit for the plans has been approved by the local council already in Victoria. My side boundary fence is about 30metres long. Their plan is to remove an 8metres length of fence, near the middle of that 30 metre stretch, and build the garage to the boundary line, and then join the remaining fence to the brickwork. Problem is, the plans they submitted never specifically mentioned that my fence would need removal at all. In the plans it looks like the garage is right at the fence, as if the fence is remaining in place, with no annotation here. Every plan I've ever seen in this council area (and I checked all comparative proposed plans that I could find, as a reference) specifically notes a "No Fence area" or "Zero Boundary Line" or something like this to indicate the fence will be absent here when construction is done. This plan has none of that annotation and does not mention fence removal. Hence probably why the builder called me at presumably the last minute. It's almost as if this info was deliberately kept off their plans so I wouldn't be alerted to it. Since I had no reason to be concerned at the time of first hearing about this plan, I never objected to it. My questions are: has anyone had a neighbor construct something like this and does it turn out ok? I'm not happy with the idea or the way it will look when finished, not to mention the fact that I don't want builders cutting through my fence and disturbing the garden and irrigation system which runs along the fence line. I've told them I do not consent to it, they asked why and I told them, now I haven't heard from them. They are either altering their plans to move the garage wall across the boundary (which is a move of about 10-20cm, meaning the garage will be 10-20cm narrower than they planned), or they are starting legal proceedings against me to dispute this in court. They may try to get a court order to allow construction to proceed, so I would have to appear before a legal body to argue my case. Does anyone also have any experience with this and do I have a right to keep my fence line intact, or am I wasting my time in denying consent here? Thanks Re: Neighbour wants to build a garage on my boundary? Zero l 2May 11, 2020 7:31 am This is a perfect opportunity to negotiate with the developer undertaking the works. Have them replace the entire fence with new, if you dont like a brick wall get them to build a false fence in front of the brick wall to give you that effect. If they change design and build off boundary and you dont allow them access from your property to lay the brickwork. That is when it will look horrible because the boys will need to lay overhand and cannot clean them. Not a good option. Also hold them accountable for any damages to the irrigation system and the garden. There can always be win - win scenarios here. Registered Building - Always happy to help where I can and simply loves the game. DM me if you need help in VIC. Re: Neighbour wants to build a garage on my boundary? Zero l 3Jul 08, 2020 6:00 pm MClark This is a perfect opportunity to negotiate with the developer undertaking the works. Have them replace the entire fence with new, if you dont like a brick wall get them to build a false fence in front of the brick wall to give you that effect. If they change design and build off boundary and you dont allow them access from your property to lay the brickwork. That is when it will look horrible because the boys will need to lay overhand and cannot clean them. Not a good option. Also hold them accountable for any damages to the irrigation system and the garden. There can always be win - win scenarios here. Don’t give them access to your property. They only think of themselves. When the problem occurs they won’t listen to you. I am building in claymore NSW and this is shown in the building envelope plan. … 0 9970 You must be new to the internet. You're also the only person anyone here has ever heard of washing their garage wall. I hate to break it to you, there are insects and… 6 4805 Building Standards; Getting It Right! Hi everyone, My lot has just been titled and during the settlement we found that the rear pegs were not visible. We requested for a re-establishment and pegging plan… 0 17213 |