Fence Height Next to a Road
Across the UK planning systems, a lower 1 metre threshold commonly applies to certain road-facing or vehicular-road boundaries. The exact wording differs by nation, so the location question in our checker changes depending on where the property is.
What to watch for
Visibility, highway safety and separate access rules can also matter even when the basic planning-height test is satisfied.
This page is general planning information, not a legal determination. If the property is listed, in a conservation area, subject to an Article 4 direction or planning condition, or the site layout is unusual, check the relevant authority before starting work.
Check your own situation
Our tool asks the extra questions that change the result and links back to the official source for the selected UK nation.
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Official sources
See our official sources page for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.