Boundary treatments for protecting garden privacy

This is often the main outdoor seating area adjacent to the property of your neighbours' house and, as a general rule of thumb, is the first 3-4 metres of a rear garden, closest to the residential property. It may be possible in some cases to overcome such concerns with sufficient boundary treatments that are capable of protecting residential amenity. These should be designed as an integral part of the development and must be completed and maintained as part of the development.