Woking Borough Council
Civic OfficesGloucester SquareWokingSurreyGU21 6YL
Telephone: 01483 755855
Fencing
1. Statement of intent
1.1. Woking Borough Council aims to ensure that estate security is maintained and where possible enhanced through the repair and replacement of fences.
2. Detail
2.1 Where a fence only needs to be repaired, it will be repaired to match the existing fencing and not replaced with different type of fencing subject to funding. Where insufficient funding is available only fencing required due to health and safety reasons will be considered.
2.2 Where a fence needs to be replaced the following criteria will apply.
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Location |
Proposed fence |
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Rear of side fences adjacent to public roads or footpaths |
1.8 metre high close board fencing on concrete posts where planning permits |
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Back garden side dividing boundary fencing |
Two 1.8m privacy panels with 1.2m chain link on concrete posts |
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Back and front garden boundary |
1.2m high chain link on concrete posts |
2.3 If a tenant prefers a different type of fencing other than stated in 2.2. they may request permission to erect their own fencing at their cost on the correct boundary line. Where the design of the estate is one of open plan design this will be retained.
2.4 If a former tenant has erected their own fencing having gained permission and erected it to good standard with quality fencing, the Council will accept future maintenance of it rather than removing it when the property is empty.
3. Key targets / standards
3.1 Target time for repairs to fencing should be 72 days from initiating the order.
Date Approved: 18 September 1995
23 March 2005
Date Amended: 04 October 2001
14 March 2005
February 2008