Climbing frame - permission needed?

[drjennyo]

Hi is anyone able to offer advice on whether we're going to run into trouble by installing a climbing frame in the garden?

We have a large garden, but are quite overlooked. We're in Lambeth.

My questions are:

- Should we apply for planning permission to install a climbing frame (due to there being a raised platform/potential loss of privacy complaints)?

- Does anyone know about enforcement of this aspect of these planning permission rules in Lambeth? Is there a kind of knowledge about what is infomally deemed to be ok and what might be challenged?

Many thanks!

Jenny

[Pugwash]

I would not think that permission for a climbing frame is needed if it is an ordinary child size frame. Families frequently install these in their gardens and I have never heard about planning consent. I recall someone having a trampoline in the garden and noting that their teenage son was always bouncing up and down in the hot weather in order to see if their next door neighbour was sunbathing in their swimsuit. (They had a 6 foot fence)

[drjennyo]

Thanks Pugwash. I'm planning to call the council on Monday to see if they can offer some guidance. Will report back.

I don't think my 2 year old is too much of a peeping tom so hopefully it will be ok!