[waterhouse]

in scotland it is the other way about if you dont want stock in your land you fence it or dyke it

That's correct.  In England and Wales you have to fence things in while in Scotland you fence them out. 

Essentially in England if you have something on your land which causes trouble when it gets out then it's your responsibility to keep it in.  The original court case in 18 something was to do with the collapse of a dam and the escape of water. It's part of the tort of nuisance under English Common Law though subsequent Statute Law is going to have covered many things that it would covered, pollution for example. 

[ellisr]

yeah easy to fence them in but when you come home to the field gates open you don't have much chance of keeping livestock in. Well I have been ignoring the neighbour and his antics and recording the watching from the window (which is really off putting when you are assisting a ewe lambing) I have an old sheep and I'm dreading him passing on, which maybe soon as he is slowing down and has lost a bit of weight lately for no other reason than age. I think the passing of the old ewe has actually had an effect on him as they were always together and he now is wandering by himself looking a bit lost.
At the weekend I found a dead lamb in the top of far field which was not one of mine but I have to get rid of it before neighbour kicks up a stink again.
I also found out that this neighbour has been stirring up the residents that are on the parish council and now the farmer a few doors up has had his planning for a couple of agri barns refused. This neighbour is really stirring things up and he forgets that we are all surrounded by this farmers land and he can slurry the fields every week if he wishes and that would be very fresh.

[Daveravey]

Sounds like a plan there   

[shetlandpaul]

maybe you and the farmer could start sending solictors letters over every thing he does. if he keeps sticking the animal folks onto you write to them and explain that your being harished by him. they are not stupid after being messed about a few times they tend to get the picture. if he has large leylandi over hanging your land lodge a complaint with the council they can be treat as a nuisance.
a fresh supply of pig muck fertlising your boundry with theres will keep his windows closed for a while.

[Daveravey]

You can "trim" the trees back to the boundery of your land legally, the only thing the council will be interested in is if the roots undermine your building foundations, or if he refuses to keep the height under control IIRC.

[ellisr]

He has 7' wooden fences all the way around his property. I have peeked through a gap and his garden is full of rubble and bare soil no garden as such out the back. He has the front looking nice where it can be seen from the road.
because the fences are so high he actuall stands at his upstairs window to watch me in the paddock which is at the top of my garden and he has a view of my bottom field from there too. He has already complained about my manure pile that is over the other side of the garden near the fence I share with my nice neighbours. Everything he can see from his bedroom he complains about, I was supposed to be putting the pigs in the top paddock but don't want to as he can see them and he is bound to complain about the noise, smell etc.

[bloomer]

get piggies

do not let grumpy people ruin your life...

you moved there to keep animals so do it!!!

[Daveravey]

7ft high ?

You need planning for anything above 6' 6"    

[ellisr]

I have piggies I just don't keep them where I planned to keep them, I have basically a redundant home paddock that I can now only use for ewes with lambs whilst they are still bonding and my tiny polytunnel and a small veg patch.

[ellisr]

7ft high ?

You need planning for anything above 6' 6"    

I assume they are 7' as I can't reach the top of them and they are way above OH head and he is 6'2". Apparently there is something wrong with the planning on his house anyway (other neighbour mentioned) but I wouldn't be as cruel as to persue that as it could mean destruction of his home.

[bloomer]

7ft high ?

You need planning for anything above 6' 6"    

I assume they are 7' as I can't reach the top of them and they are way above OH head and he is 6'2". Apparently there is something wrong with the planning on his house anyway (other neighbour mentioned) but I wouldn't be as cruel as to persue that as it could mean destruction of his home.

nope but it might be worth mentioning that you could if you wanted too, see if he can learn some manners...

[RUSTYME]

ooooh .. me being me , I would just go round and kick the crap out of him ....ok so I would get nicked ... but I would walk out of nick on two feet ...he wouldn't come out of hospital the same way ....but if there is a problem with his planning ...oh happy christmas ... I would have his house down round his ears , within ten minutes of the next time he reported me for anything ...even if it was valid !!!!
 I have found there is no point in being nice to arseholes , if they crap on you , hurt them !!!! I have had a few problems , and I told them to be normal and leave me alone  ( I wasn't doing anything wrong, they were just arseholes making my life hell , or trying to !!) , they didn't leave me alone , so I told them to leave off again , or I would hurt them !!! they didn't ...so when they came out of hospital , they moved  !!!
If people get away with crapping on others they just keep on doing it . Batter seven colours of crap out of them , and they think twice. OOOh life on the edge eh ? 

cheers

Russ
 

[robert waddell]

rustyme i just love your take on life      and you did not resort to nitram and kero
elliser if he has a problem with planning thats your bonus card                                            now as i said already i have been in a similar situation and there is a lot of good advice on here                    unorthodox yes but gets results quote(so when they come out of hospital,they moved) slowly i would imagine

[Daveravey]

7ft high ?

You need planning for anything above 6' 6"    

Apparently there is something wrong with the planning on his house anyway (other neighbour mentioned) but I wouldn't be as cruel as to persue that as it could mean destruction of his home.

Sorry, but b*****ks to that

He's making yourlife unbearable, so stuff him   

[sabrina]

I had a neighbour just like you, he knew our every move, tried to claim part of our farm road by having tubs of flowers up the side. In the end we put the fence right down past his cottage which he took down so that was a police job and right in front of the police he said he could do what he liked on OUR road. Fence went back up. He threatened to kill our cats, put yew branches in one of the paddocks I had 2 horses in. Lucky I saw them I got them out before they were eaten. I became very depressed, my riding area was next to his cottage and he used to get his strimmer out all the time. One morning I went out for a hack and was coming back when he spotted me and rushed to get the strimmer on, he was near some lose stones which were thrown up towards my horse Ben who got very upset and started jumping all over the place. My neighbour got the fright of his life, me I just found it funny that his silly trick had back fired on him. After that event I made up my mind not to let him get to me and he moved later on that year. We have cameras that watch the ponies inside and out so no one can get near us now without being spotted. We put chains and padlocks on all our gates to stop him letting the animals out, have electric fencing everywhere to keep people from trying to climb over and sheep netting to keep dogs from chasing the animals. People who came to our area on holiday thought it was ok to let their dogs chase our ponies. Please do not give in , he is just a bully. Stay strong and get on with your life on your land the way you want