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@JohnMo "People would complain and dad told them F off" 🤣 Can dad pop down to my place and speak to my neighbour 😅

I think people were just more considerate in the old days. I bought this house quite young and the old guy who lived at the other side of the drive gave me the rules of the driveway which we all accepted and got along fine. 39 years later It seems its my turn as the old guy 😅

Thank you @ianr Thers is only room for one vehicle to pass at a time

+++UPDATE++++ Hi everyone, I finally got a record of my house deeds. Upon looking I have this in the terms... +++ A) Full and free right and liberty for the registered proprietor or proprietors from time to time of the land above transferred and his her or their tenants servants and licensees (in common with the registered proprietor or proprietors from time to time of the premises known as (Neighbours house numbers and street name hidden for privacy) His her or their tenants servants and licences) at all times hereafter and for all purposes of access to and egress from the land transferred to go pass and re-pass with or without horses carts carriages motor cars and other vehicles over and along the said passageway coloured brown on the said plan the expense from time to time of maintaining and repairing the said passageway being borne in equal shares by the Transferee and the Owner or Owners for the time being of the premises No. (Neighbours house numbers and street name hidden for privacy) B) Full right and liberty for the registered proprietor or proprietors from time to time of the land above transferred his her or their tenants servants and licences )in common with all other persons having from time to time the right to use the roads hereinafter mentioned) at all times hereafter by day or by night and for all purposes of access to or egress from the land transferred to go pass and re-pass with or without horses carts carriages wagons motor cars and other vehicles whether drawn or self propelled laden or unladen along over and upon the roads known or intended to be known as *street name* and *street name* ++ I asked chatgpt what rights I have of access and it seemed pretty clear that I have full rights of access No — they cannot lawfully block your access. Your deed grants you a legal easement over the passageway. This comes with some powerful protections under English law. Legal Basis in England: Easement by express grant Your deed explicitly gives you a full and free right to use the passage at all times and for all purposes, with or without vehicles. ➤ That’s a legal easement (expressly granted in writing). Shared use ≠ exclusive control The passage is to be used "in common with" the other owners. ➤ This doesn't give any of them the right to block or dominate the space. Shared = equal access, not exclusive control. Interference with an easement is unlawful Under English law, if someone substantially interferes with a right of way — for example, by parking in a way that obstructs it — that’s an actionable civil wrong. ➤ You can sue for nuisance or seek an injunction to stop the obstruction. As this is chatgpt I was wondering if anyone with understanding of the laws can confirm this is correct!

thank you

I'm not really sure if they had a car or not but they did not park in front of my garage

Previous occupants did not use the driveway to park. I said I was happy for him to park there until we move back in but that I will need access after that

Hi @marshian if he parks directly behind his house no.2, then he will be blocking no 4 and no 3. No 1 has their garden gate at the front of their house so they are not affected and don't use the drive for any parking.

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Thanks @ToughButterCup Thats why I was hoping there was some clear common law with regards to blocking access to someones garage.

🤣 I want to be good neighbours

🤣🤣🤣 Thank you nick! the house is being renovated so i think I'll find out if he is one once I move back in in a months time 😬

Thanks Ian I built the garage soon after I bought the property which was 39 years ago.

Fingers crossed

Thank you Marc, Hope its simple as that

Hi everyone, My house has a shared private gated/locked driveway which is used by five houses. One of the 4 neighbours who moved in recently has started to park his car in front of my garage entrance (He has no garage or back gate). I did speak to him and he said because none of us own it then any one of the key holders can park there. I just want to know what is my rights in common law to access to my garage? In my title register it mentions that "the land has the benefit of the rights granted by but is subject to the rights reserved by a transfer of the land in this title" So I have ordered this file to see if it has any clarifications on the driveway. Any advice in the meantime would be much appreciated

thanks @DevilDamo Thats really useful!

Hi @prodave I would defintely allow him access.

@nod is BC Building Control? @DevilDamo I just looked at the plans and there is no mention of rendering of wall or even what type of wall it will be. The application they have filed is ++ Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Larger Home Extension The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (asamended) - Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A ++ Should I ask the neighbour to add more details to the application? I'm not sure how this works

@DevilDamo Thank you, I'll have another look at the application

Thanks @DevilDamo They have not mentioned anything in the Planning application with regards to the render. The plans seem quite brief without much detail. I have until the 13th of this month to make representation. Should details like this be in the planning application?

Hi everyone, I have a neighbour who has applied for permission to build an extension. It will be quite large 4m high by 6m long. In his planning application there is no mention of how he will render my side of the wall. Can he just leave my side of the wall unfinished i.e. just breezeblock or pointed badly. Don't really want an ugly breezeblock wall greeting me in the mornings, lol! The owner of the house is a landord so i just wanted to get an idea of what i can resonably expect before I start talking to him. Thanks in advance

I have a patio right up against the patio so I imagine they cant just come over and disturb it?! Just read the link. Very helpful. Thank you

With financial constraints I am not looking at a new extension for another 5-6 years so not sure i would want my patio ripped up for that long. But agree I will speak to neighbours and discuss

Thanks DevilDamo!