Neighbours complaining about Barbecue - what is the law in Poland?

Hey there wondered if anyone can help me on this.

I have lived peacefully in my house for four years but recently the land next door was sold and now my new neighbours complain constantly about everything. They built a garage 3 metres from our fence which we didn't object to, I know I could of. I have a brick barbecue built 3 years ago 4 metres from my fence so distance from barbecue and there garage is 7 metres. They have told me I cannot use this as it could stain their paint on the wall of the garage.

My first reaction was F off but I wondered if anyone knows the law as they are the type of people who would make this an issue.

Thanks in advance for any advice

I don't know about the law. I know they are being unreasonable some ah..les like that exist. You need to check those 3 meters and if that the right distance tell them to move they grange away if they have an issue. Could be you can sort it out this way. If not it is better to take a stand now before they gonna pick on something else.

What you need to do is act from a position of strength, and show it. What they're doing is testing your strength - of course, there are no such regulations, but if they've built a garage illegally, they're obviously trying to discourage you from things that they don't want.

Check the regulations here - muratordom.pl/przed-budowa/dzialka/warunki-techniczne-usytuowanie-budynku-granica-dzialki-aa-cQoW-RJiK-STv5.html - and use it against them. One good option is to talk to them directly with a list of non-compliant things, then explain that they can either rectify the situation, or you'll pay a few grand to a well known local lawyer to sort it out directly with the town hall.

Go with that.

They built their garage too close to your grill... their problem.

If their garage`s door or windows face your fence, it should be 4 metres. If they don`t, 3 metres is enough. There are still exceptions to it (length of the garage) which allow to build such structures within 1.5 metre or less from the border.

One can read about it here
muratordom.pl/prawo/porady-prawne/odleglosci-na-dzialce-budowa-budynku-gospodarczego-aa-3giE-QHWs-osBy.html


Well, there is no such direct law but if the damage appears, they might demand compensation, indeed.

I do pity you coz you gained lousy nitpicking neighbours.

Our neighbours live so far away that our barbecues don`t bother them.

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What is the food in silver foil you can see in the pics above or below???

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Potatoes?

Yes! How are they cooked???

In skins?

That was so obvious I thought it was a trick question and didn't answer.


In jackets. Jacket Potatoes.

Delicious, I had some small ones for breakfast (very quick in an air fryer) with strong Cheddar and Yorkshire Blue.

Coz you thought they were courgettes. Ha!!


Yes, also, But how cooked?

In the fire, or more specifically, in the embers of the fire.

Yes, like in the traditional campfire.

Here you are:

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This is already a civilized version, as a young boy I buried potatoes directly in the embers of the fire. After digging them out they had burnt skin, you could break them and eat them with butter and salt. Super tasty.

Yes, that was the dish of our young days when we were bold and beautiful.... :):):) Times change, though. :(:(:(:(

My wife invented these shashliks for our kids who love frankfurter sausages - plus mushrooms, onion and some Greek halumi cheese.

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