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Disputes with neighbours - noisy neighbours, barking dogs, statutory nuisances, high hedges, mediation and when your council can step in
Follow these steps if you have a dispute with your neighbour. This guide…
Before making a formal complaint or getting others involved, try to…
If your neighbour is a tenant, you can complain to their landlord. This…
If you cannot resolve the dispute by speaking to your neighbour, you can…
You can ask your local council for help if the neighbour dispute involves…
You must try to settle a dispute about a high hedge informally before the…
You should call the police if your neighbour: is violent, threatening or…
If all else fails, you can take legal action against a neighbour. Taking…
The guidance explains the neighbourhood planning system introduced by the Localism Act, including key stages and considerations required.
Includes neighbour disputes, reporting noise nuisance, pest control and looking after pets
Quantifying the direction of spillovers for small holders is part of the policy dialogue surrounding large-scale agricultural investment
This page provides more information about the Know Your Neighbourhood Fund.
Common causes of artificial light nuisance, lights that are exempt and how councils can assess light.
How to stop the spread and dispose of invasive non-native plants that can harm the environment in England.
This collection brings together all the notes on neighbourhood planning.
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi are important plant mutualists that can connect roots of neighboring plants to form common mycelial networks
How we review the information landlords are required to send to us
Frequently asked questions on neighbourhood planning funding for local planning authorities.
The rules about having garden bonfires, burning domestic waste, complaining about a neighbour's bonfire, fines
Advises on how planning can manage potential noise impacts in new development.
Reflects on relationship of transitional justice theory and practice
When and how to tell neighbours about building works on party walls, what to do if you've been notified of works, how to come to an agreement
What counts as a statutory nuisance and how councils can deal with complaints by issuing an abatement notice.
You can report a dangerous building to the local council
How councils deal with complaints about smoke from premises that's a statutory nuisance, smoke that's exempt and how smoke can be assessed.
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