Kentlife1996

We are not against the sandschool so to speak. I am equestrian myself so this is not the issue. Our issue is we have already had a lot of damage on our property, from the access being used as a turning area, unloading area and being used without permission at times. We have so far been neighbourly and allowed access as written in the contract, however we feel is becoming excessive, so just looking at options. We have tried discussion and also offered to transfer them land so they can form an access of their own that would be suitable, but not having much luck.

Good morning, Our neighbours have a permissive access over our driveway. This is only for large vehicles that cannot fit through their main driveway and for emergency vehicles - this is written in the contract of sale and transfer. They cannot use without our prior consent save in case of emergencies. We cannot refuse or delay consent unless deemed ‘reasonable’. Does anybody know where reasonableness lies legally? We are in discussions with our solicitor but just wondering about other people’s experiences and thoughts. The neighbours have commenced construction of a large sand school which they can only continue with the use of our access for the machinery and many lorry loads of materials (will be around 100 loads apparently. They have no planning permission for this and we feel this is unreasonable and excessive use of our access (bearing in mind this is our only drive, they have another entrance to their property) but unsure what constitutes ‘unreasonable’ any thoughts?