If You Hated Your Neighbours ...

[bednobs]

What kinds of official (and unofficial) things could you do to make their lives miserable?
i am not asking because i want to do that, but i need to prepare myself for what they may do.
After a protracted nearly 3 year planning battle to get an extension, we finally got permission last night (very close 5-4 in our favour)

Since the PP first went in they have already spuriously called the police on us, reported us unwarrantedly to the dog warden, complained to the council about our hedge, been round to all the neighbours to muster them to put in complaints about the PP as well as necessitating us spending loads of money on professionals to rebut their frankly laughable claims about how our extension will ruin their life and so on.
Now we have "won" (hardly feels like a victory!) i really feel like we need to be on the defensive, but as i am not crazy, i cant conceive what they might do. WHat would you do if you were sneaky and peed off like they probably are

[Mamyalynne]

With any luck they'll up sticks and move at the prospect of your extension - that would be the best outcome.

[Atheist]

If you've got planning permission, then you've won. Don't brood on revenge; don't try to imagine scenarios where you might need to retaliate. Hate breeds hate. Deal with things as they arise. I don't think that we should be asked to advise you on how to attack them.
Of course, I don't know the situation like you do. Good luck.

[Neveracrossword]

Atheist, wasn't Bednobs question just to ask what horrible things the awful neighbours could do?She wanted to be prepared.

[Atheist]

Never... I got the impression that bednobs was trying to get her revenge in first. I may have been wrong.

[AuntPG]

Atheist try reading the last paragraph of the OP, :-)

[Atheist]

APG; I see what you mean.

[Neveracrossword]

The first paragraph had relevant information....

[Atheist]

Never... I think that's what threw me. I got the impression that revenge was in the air.

[Neveracrossword]

Thanks,Atheist- I think I gave more weight to the 'I need to prepare myself for what they may do.'

[Patsy33]

Lets hope they move away.
For God's sake, don't smile.. :-)

[andy-hughes]

I have had wars with neighbours in the past, not of my creation, but being the innocent party does not reduce the grinding stress one iota.

I would never consider for a moment embarking on a course of action that was going to make an already uncomfortable situation worse, if I could avoid it.

But everyone is different.

[jennyjoan]

My friend is going through a horrible time too - she is semi-detached and the young couple next door are demolishing the house inside and outside (adding an extension). Work starts at 8am

On the other side next to her drive another headcase grinds and grinds this massive grinder - wood, apparently his garage is spotless you eat your dinner off the ground. So she is beside herself. I called up to see her last week and she is not a crier but she broke her heart as the noise is putting her loopy loo.

[bednobs]

i didnt really think i could be much clearer than this
"i am not asking because i want to do that, but i need to prepare myself for what they may do."
but to be extra clear i dont want to do anything at all. I am trying to be a good "winner", not a bad winner, but as i am not crazy, i dont know what might go through their minds (im not suggesting people on here ARE crazy btw)

[Neveracrossword]

Bednobs, I think most of us found your OP perfectly clear.

[Atheist]

Bednobs, I think I missed some of your intentions; I thought you were looking fo ways to avenge yourself, rather than ways to protect yourself against future aggression. Sorry.

[bednobs]

i appreciate EVERYONE'S answers athiest. do they have any right of appeal, other than legal challenge?

[andy-hughes]

Bednobs, the military advice is appropriate here, hope for the best, plan for the worst.