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lefty – Unfortunately you are not in a strong position. Under the circumstances that you have described you cannot own your own view. You can own your own light … but not your view.
Clearly the open BBQ lid is not preventing light from entering your Lot.
Your neighbour has a right to enjoy his/her property too. Perhaps he/she had a valid reason for leaving the lid of the BBQ open …they may have forgotten to close it!
The best idea is to talk to your neighbour.
You may need to consider that if you anger your neighbour then you may find that the neighbour’s plants suddenly ‘reappear’ on their balcony in even greater abundance, in addition to the BBQ.