Hop poles and planning permission

[greenxpaddy]

Hello all

I have just erected my biggest ever hop pole. Its in the back garden and effectively is a roofing baton extension to our pergola upright on the decking.

Its looking rather tall and quite a bit taller than last years....8.5 metres.... to give you an idea that is as tall as the apex on our two storey roof

Can a neighbour complain about it?
Does a pole need PP?

It cannot fall onto a neighbours property from where it is situated. And its only 2inches wide! Hardly offensive.

Anyone else ever done this?

[Rookie]

Hello all

I have just erected my biggest ever hop pole. Its in the back garden and effectively is a roofing baton extension to our pergola upright on the decking.

Its looking rather tall and quite a bit taller than last years....8.5 metres.... to give you an idea that is as tall as the apex on our two storey roof

Can a neighbour complain about it?
Does a pole need PP?

It cannot fall onto a neighbours property from where it is situated. And its only 2inches wide! Hardly offensive.

Anyone else ever done this?

Some neighbors can, and will, complain about everything.
I doubt that you'd need PP approval, but the only way to know is to ask.

[BrannigansLove]

Maybe go visit them, explain what it's for, and offering them a few bottles of the results might avoid any problems.

[BenB]

Well I've just checked- you don't need planning permission to erect a flag pole to fly the United Flag (it's only the Union Jack on a boat). And you don't need PP to erect a flag pole in your grounds unless you're in a controlled area. And sometimes wild hops do grow up the wire stays stabilising the flag pole

[IPA]

Well I've just checked- you don't need planning permission to erect a flag pole to fly the United Flag (it's only the Union Jack on a boat). And you don't need PP to erect a flag pole in your grounds unless you're in a controlled area. And sometimes wild hops do grow up the wire stays stabilising the flag pole

It's called the Union Flag

[BenB]

Very true! I was being pedantic and incorrect- bad combo

[greenxpaddy]

Well I've just checked- you don't need planning permission to erect a flag pole to fly the United Flag (it's only the Union Jack on a boat). And you don't need PP to erect a flag pole in your grounds unless you're in a controlled area. And sometimes wild hops do grow up the wire stays stabilising the flag pole

It's called the Union Flag

Oooh. What a thiing to miss. I have anothe rhop plant in the garden so could have attached wires to the top of the pole and used that. Next year!

[Old Hooky]

I haven't had any successful hop harvests for the last two years. I've got a couple of Fuggles vines but last year they all just died off without even saying why they were going. We've also got lots of wild hops growing around the village and even they died off as well.

[MTW]

Well I've just checked- you don't need planning permission to erect a flag pole to fly the United Flag (it's only the Union Jack on a boat). And you don't need PP to erect a flag pole in your grounds unless you're in a controlled area. And sometimes wild hops do grow up the wire stays stabilising the flag pole

OT: It is correct to call it the Union Jack regardless of whether it is on a boat or not, and has been since at least 1908. See here. Union Flag is also fine.