wall
Let an agent handle freestanding walls by type, construction, ownership, stability and heritage, separate from building walls.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent handle freestanding walls by type, construction, ownership, stability and heritage, separate from building walls.
A freestanding structure that encloses or divides an area of land, such as a boundary wall, garden wall, ha-ha or plank fence wall, as distinct from walls within buildings.
What it is for: Marking boundaries, providing privacy and security, retaining land and sheltering gardens.
It can be build and repair it; check its stability; resolve boundary questions; protect historic walls.
Distinguishing features
Freestanding, not part of a building
Boundary and ownership questions
Can collapse if poorly built
Building walls are a separate entry
What it looks like
Masonry, timber, earth or thatched walls standing alone; crinkle-crankle walls curve; ha-has are sunken.
Physical character
height: 0.5-5 m
wind load: site-dependent kN/m2 - affects stability
How it is recognised
Freestanding boundary structures
Types such as ha-ha or crinkle-crankle
Retaining walls hold back soil
Related models
is a kind of - structure
is confused with - building element
marks - use
is protected as - listing
In practice
Families and kinds
boundary walls
garden walls including crinkle-crankle walls
retaining walls
ha-has
timber and thatched walls
Standards and regulation
Planning rules on wall heights
Party wall and boundary law
Heritage protection law
Failure modes and hazards
Collapse onto people
Boundary disputes
Retaining wall failure
Also called
+36
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.wall-3
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Type Which wall.
Type decides rules.
Kind
Boundary, garden, retaining.
Kind
Wall type.
- What type of freestanding wall is it? definition
- What is it made of? definition
Size
Height and length.
Size
Dimensions.
- How high and long is it? measurement
- Does it need planning permission? boundary
Stability Safety.
Walls can collapse.
Condition
Cracks and lean.
Condition
Condition.
- Is the wall leaning, cracked or bulging? measurement
- Is it safe? boundary
Repair
Fixing.
Repair
Repair.
- What repairs are needed? action
- Who should do them? action
Ownership Whose wall.
Ownership decides duties.
Boundary
Which side.
Boundary
Ownership.
- Who owns the wall? provenance
- Is it shared? boundary
Disputes
Resolution.
Disputes
Dispute resolution.
- How are wall disputes resolved? action
- Which law applies? provenance
Heritage Historic walls.
Old walls may be protected.
Status
Listing.
Status
Heritage status.
- Is the wall protected? provenance
- What consent is needed? boundary
History
Origins.
History
History.
- When and why was it built? provenance
- What is its significance? definition
What the second pass must settle
- Should wall types be separate entries?
- How should boundary ownership be recorded?
- How should the building wall entry be linked?