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bunty
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Our neighbours, who we thought we got on well with, gave us a week's notice that they were doing an extension on the attached side of our semi-d and would not let us see the plans. It is a one storey extension and I presume it meets the under 40 sqm rule. The new wall is about 6 inches inside the old boundary fence. Unfortunately it is 3.2 metres high and is overshadowing our patio area and kitchen/dining room as it is on the south side of us. I don't want to sound unneighbourly but I feel as if they have taken from our light to add to theirs and not considered the impact on us at all. We will now be sitting in a darker patio and kitchen/diningroom area overshadowed by this wall.I would not mind so much if it was not on our southern side. I suppose we were surprised at the actual height of the wall given its proximity to our back door. Is there anything we can do except feel annoyed? Is there a maximum height for such a wall so close to a boundary? I suppose they will need access to our garden to plaster the wall but at the moment I don't feel very well disposed towards then given the way we have been disregarded. Sorry for ranting on. Any advice would be appreciated.