Parablennius
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Right people,
Recently the house next door to me ( corner plot ) was bought by gypsies. They knocked down a 2 metre high flat roof garage and built one with a ridged roof which is about 3 metres at the ridge, it is only 2 feet from my boundary on the south side. It is built from breezeblock, the wood you see is only cladding from the eaves upwards. They are breeding noisy jack russel's in there. Just to keep it interesting they've installed a woodburner, the flue of which exits into my garden space, about 8 foot high, through the gable-end of the new-build. Our prevailing wind will see us smoked out in no time! And it will smoke out my mature Hawthorn that I planted when the kids were little.
Now I've looked on the reg's etc so I know that,
1/ The building is too tall for the proximity to the boundary.
2/ It should not be used for keeping animals in.
3/ The flue is in no way legal, there are strict reg's re height, proximity to combustibles etc.
Problem.
Only I can see the flue so if I report it I'm in the mire. (windows smashed etc)
Only 2 other properties can see the new building. So if I report it it's simply a matter of elimination.
So, do I ring the council or not?? Att. a pic of the flue
Thanks for reading and any advice.
As a footnote, we'll never be able to sell now, either, except perhaps for bugger-all to another gypsy!!
Recently the house next door to me ( corner plot ) was bought by gypsies. They knocked down a 2 metre high flat roof garage and built one with a ridged roof which is about 3 metres at the ridge, it is only 2 feet from my boundary on the south side. It is built from breezeblock, the wood you see is only cladding from the eaves upwards. They are breeding noisy jack russel's in there. Just to keep it interesting they've installed a woodburner, the flue of which exits into my garden space, about 8 foot high, through the gable-end of the new-build. Our prevailing wind will see us smoked out in no time! And it will smoke out my mature Hawthorn that I planted when the kids were little.
Now I've looked on the reg's etc so I know that,
1/ The building is too tall for the proximity to the boundary.
2/ It should not be used for keeping animals in.
3/ The flue is in no way legal, there are strict reg's re height, proximity to combustibles etc.
Problem.
Only I can see the flue so if I report it I'm in the mire. (windows smashed etc)
Only 2 other properties can see the new building. So if I report it it's simply a matter of elimination.
So, do I ring the council or not?? Att. a pic of the flue
Thanks for reading and any advice.
As a footnote, we'll never be able to sell now, either, except perhaps for bugger-all to another gypsy!!
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