What is the minimum distance for installing a deck?

Questioner

Our house is located on the water, we have a jetty above the water where a boat is moored. Island houses have been built perpendicular to our street. Recently, the corner house, directly opposite our jetty, has placed a jetty on the water. As soon as the neighbours enter their jetty, we no longer have any privacy in the garden and the living room (located at the back of the house). There is a strip of water between these houses of approximately 8-10 metres deep. Our property boundary runs on the water. According to the zoning plan, one is allowed to construct a jetty the size of half the bank, with a depth of 2.5 metres. For us, however, this is a major invasion of privacy, as one can look into the entire garden and house at a short distance. What are the minimum distances, the rules and/or case law for this?

Lawyer

And you haven't put up a fence in your backyard or I don't want you to? Normal rules for protecting your privacy are in the area of ​​prohibition of windows or windows balcony or similar works places that give a view of the yard within a distance of 2 meters. The jetty is comparable to a balcony. There may be unlawful nuisance in that case, but it does not have to be. It must be investigated whether there are arguments that remove the nuisance or not. You may contact me for this so that I can then summon your neighbors to move or remove the decking. Please contact me by email with a link to this page.