Building regulations

[Chuckles78]

Anyone know the building regulations for house placement on a plot of land here in thailand?

My european neighbour claims my house is too close to his property.

[cornishcarlos]

How close is it to the boundary ?

[lovelomsak]

I always thought thte lack of laws was the biggest plus building here. I know guys wil come on and tell us about them but I think there are very few. Regulations, what regulations?

[sappersrest]

I believe it is 1m away from the boundary with no windows, and 2m with windows, that is what I was told when I built my kitchen extension ,however the head man said I could build it closer upon agreement with my neighbours ,which I did. Much has been discussed on this topic previously on this forum

[Chuckles78]

I think I am about 3m from the fence. Other houses in this resort are built also built as close.

[trogers]

I believe it is 1m away from the boundary with no windows, and 2m with windows, that is what I was told when I built my kitchen extension ,however the head man said I could build it closer upon agreement with my neighbours ,which I did. Much has been discussed on this topic previously on this forum

Half a metre from the fence for wall without openings (including upper floors). Two metres for walls with openings and building not over 12m high..

[Chuckles78]

Thanks for the tips. Are regulations same in all areas?

[cornishcarlos]

3m ? Tell your neighbor to have a beer and chill out...

Less than 1m would be a potential issue

[trogers]

3m ? Tell your neighbor to have a beer and chill out...

Less than 1m would be a potential issue

3m clearance are for buildings exceeding 12m height and not higher than 23m - about 5 to 8 floors. ?

Note: the edge of balconies is considered the side of the building.

[Chuckles78]

What about trees hanging over boundaries? Are there regulations to this?

[Langsuan Man]

What about trees hanging over boundaries? Are there regulations to this?

Yes, he has a right to cut anything that is hanging over his property but only the part that overhangs, like the branches

As far as the locating the house trogers is correct and is usually covered in the drawings that are submitted to the Tessaban for the building permit and as far as I know that is the only thing that they come out and check before issuing it

And yes it is probably one of the few "rules" that are consistent in Thailand. Of course there are always exceptions for those who have "connections"

[billphillips]

I did see a post on this subject in "ask the lawyer". You could try a quick search in that section if you need further confirmation but what's been posted already seems to be about right.

[Chuckles78]

I did see a post on this subject in "ask the lawyer". You could try a quick search in that section if you need further confirmation but what's been posted already seems to be about right.

I found a bunch of related posts this way, thanks for the tip.

[kannot]

i live more than 3km from the main Petkasem Road nr. Pranburi................no restrictions at all, in fact no plans or permission required to build

[MROLL320]

My builder says 2m from actual chanod demarcation..