'My neighbour is refusing to let me build a porch on my home - but she has one'
A woman has opened up about her difficult neighbour who is refusing to let her build a porch on her home - despite the neighbour having one herself.
The woman and her partner have been doing a lot of work to their house over the last five years and have spent considerable time and money on it - and decided they wanted to add a porch.
They have started the work on it already but out of the blue, a neighbour has raised concerns over sunlight being blocked from her living room.
Airing her frustrations on Mumsnet, the woman added that she and her partner are good neighbours and do not want trouble.
They don't want a row with their neighbour over the issue (stock photo) (Getty Images/Image Source)In the post, the person, who remained anonymous, wrote: "Finally we have been able to start process of adding a much-needed porch! We have three dogs and a three-year-old! We are only house on street that has not added a porch!
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"It's been started about a month ago but slow progress due to rain! But foundations dug and concrete base laid, our drive is covered in bricks, bags of sand etc so no secrecy!"
But her neighbour wanted a word with them over the light being blocked from her house - but the woman does not think it will impact her house at all.
"She is a very active woman, out most of the day every day with her horse," she explained.
"I can't see how this would impact her 'sun' and I want to know how to approach this without causing conflict! I'm generally a bit of an anxious overthinker and would hate to upset her!
"We are good neighbours! Always try to help her out with bin day, my partner will clear her drains when he has ladder out etc."
In response, many have sided with her and said it would be unreasonable of the neighbour to block these plans as she already has a porch.
One person wrote: "If you have the necessary permissions for it then I wouldn't worry about it.
"If she's got a porch herself then she has a cheek to ask you not to have one."
While another stated: "If you have planning permission nothing she can do. I would just smile and say nearly all the houses have porches. I didn't think it would be a problem."
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