Fencing and neighbours

[Ownedby4horses]

5 rails totalling £20. I'd just pay it to get rid of the issue and keep everything pleasant.

I'd end the relationship there, I wouldnt give them access to your land via a gate, or if you do, you need to get advice from a solicitor first. One of the previous houses we wanted to buy in the UK ended up with a legal case over a neighbour who had been given rights to access the land, to avoid them having to pay a significant amount of compensation to the neighbour, it was cheaper for them to sign over the land to the neighbour! This was in the 90's, so obviously law has moved on since then but I would be very wary of giving someone access to your land, without advice from a solicitor.

 

[Ceriann]

I wouldn’t want a gate on the joint boundary with such flaky
people. Just fence your boundary how you wish, and they can get someone else to graze their field down.

ETA Our original boundary fence, wobbly posts and barbed wire, with our first inner post, rail and wire inner fence. Team TP is planting hedging whips in 2010.

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The hedge grew up very quickly, it’s looked like this for a few years. The ropey boundary fence is now sturdy sheep fence (they have sheep) and we have new post and rail our side.
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Gate idea won’t be happening. Now OH would love that hedging - what did you put in? We are looking generally for some boundary hedging for roadsides too. That looks great.

 

[1523679]

I’m glad for you that you’re not going to put a gate in. We had one that the previous owners of our house put in because they had a spare gate handy and couldn’t be bothered buying more fencing. Our neighbours used it to argue that it represented a permanent right of access for them across our land. We had to go to court - it took 2 years to sort out and it cost us a fortune.

It might be a good idea to check local planning regs before putting a fence and/or hedge next to the road as there may be restrictions on how high it can be, and how close to the road.

I hope it all works out well for you!

TP - your fence/hedge combo is lovely. Compliments to your team on doing such a great job ?

 

[Tiddlypom]

Gate idea won’t be happening. Now OH would love that hedging - what did you put in? We are looking generally for some boundary hedging for roadsides too. That looks great.

It’s a hawthorn hedge . We bought the whips from Ashridge nurseries. It took a weekend to plant about 160m or so of our boundary with single spaced plants. You make a slit in the ground with a spade, insert the whip, and then remove the spade and firm down. I can see that we put a load of rotted down manure down to give it a head start.

https://www.ashridgetrees.co.uk/quickthorn-hawthorn-bushes-hedge-packs

We planted in mid March, right at the end of the end of the recommended season (Nov - Mar) but had very few failures. Each plant also needed a bamboo stake and a plastic anti rabbit spiral, and these ended up costing more than the plants .

Ideally a double row of plants will make a more stock proof fence, but ours is only a single row. You can get mixed native hedging bundles if you prefer.

 

[9tails]

How about electric fence two feet away from perimeter, then hawthorn in the 2 feet gap. The neighbour can do what they like with their neglected fence but they sure as heck aren't getting a gate.

 

[GemmaRuby]

I wouldn’t want a gate on the joint boundary with such flaky
people. Just fence your boundary how you wish, and they can get someone else to graze their field down.

ETA Our original boundary fence, wobbly posts and barbed wire, with our first inner post, rail and wire inner fence. Team TP is planting hedging whips in 2010.

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The hedge grew up very quickly, it’s looked like this for a few years. The ropey boundary fence is now sturdy sheep fence (they have sheep) and we have new post and rail our side.
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I'm really hoping mine will look like this in a few years. Had enough of the neighbours and the cross winds!

ETA 800 whips arriving next week!

 

[Dasher66]

This is a very old thread.

 

[limestonelil]

This is a very old thread.

Does it matter?

 

[MagicMelon]

Personally Id probably suggest getting it all fixed and they pay half. Surely thats fair.

My field boundary fence between next door farmers field has seen better days. Hes asked me to pay half to replace it but right now I cant actually afford to do so (he says he'll do it but wont give me a price so that worries me!). Im a bit peeved as its his cows and sheep that have ruined the fence so many times (literally a cow of his has jumped into my field snapping posts and wire 3 times now for example!). On my side, I have a line of electric wire all along the inside so my horses dont touch it at all. Seems a bit unfair I have to pay half when its all damage from his animals over the years. But obviously I dont want to fall out with him. I will pay half at some point once I have some spare cash, just to keep him happy.