have had similar problems when i moved here , first i asked all neighbours for permision to the left is a house and to the right i have 6 flats , most were bothered about blocking light out so had to place loft to rear of garden not ideal but ment i could have the loft on the back garden , then had to go through the council planning department with there rules and regulations , as they hadent dealt with any loft applications they didnt have a clue how to procede any way the requirements were loft was to be 1 metre away from all perimeters or would require planning permission but i still had to provide a full detail map of land and house plus propose building and any shed that were on the garden at that time , then they said i had to pay fees of a few hundred pound , but i knew as a pigeon loft wasent classed as a perminant structure it wasent nessary and soon sorted that out . then after a few short months after having loft built after getting planning permission and birds in i was getting complaints , as all other neighbours were friendly i asked them all bar one and non had made complains . Anyway as soon i got the complaint of birds deficating all over washing and garden been a mess , i invited the housing to come at once and view my garden , i explained i had no birds flying out as they were all stock and would loose them and be stupid to do so , they said well the garden is completely spotless unlike when i had moved in as looked like a refuge site kirky can tell you how bad it was i took 3 skips off it of rubble and countless bonfires to remove wooden fences and pallets . The housing officers also commented on how well made and pleasing on the eye my loft was , the complaints dint end here they continued so i told them that i would send the complainer a letter that outlined that her complaints had no grounds and were of a venomous and vexatious and that any other false claim would see her taken too court and sued for defamation of my charicter , 3 months later she moved no complaints my neighbours love them keep your garden tidy keep your loft in a good state of repair then they cant do a thing about them , enjoy your pigeons