newatallthis Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 hello, I'm hoping someone can help me - my gate is awkward to get in through and I'm concerned about delivery lorries that may have to drive over my neighbours land to access it, who would be liable if any damage is done to my not so friendly neighbours land is damaged - me, my builder or the delivery company? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 You Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 8 hours ago, nod said: You Just to add Your site insurance will cover all of the above Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redbeard Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Can we have a plan or a sketch? From what you have said I *could* envisage that the current width of your gate is the maximum width of entrance you could possibly have, in which case - since you already foresee them - I think you may have problems. But I don't *know*. You say 'may have to drive over my neighbour's land'. Does your neighbour know that yet? If you think there is any possibility whatsoever of trucks etc putting one little bit of a tyre on the neighbour's land you surely need to sort this first with an agreement (preferably 'for the duration of works, not a fixed term), not try to calm troubled waters later. Show us what it looks like and we'll think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Ambrose Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Yes, agree this is worth addressing up front. Suggest discuss with neighbour and also see if you can come up with any mitigations e.g. piling grid, and assure that you will pay to reinstate any damage. You don’t have a right to drive over the neighbour’s land and presumably there would be nothing to stop them installing gabions if they wanted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 3 hours ago, Alan Ambrose said: You don’t have a right to drive over the neighbour’s land and presumably there would be nothing to stop them installing gabions if they wanted. Or from obtaining an injunction. Breaching that could land you in prison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 You really need to talk to them about this and explain your position and any possible way around it. You do say “ 15 hours ago, newatallthis said: my not so friendly neighbours But if you don’t ask then you will never know. As you will be living next to them best to not antagonise them. Also make it plain to deliveries and builders the site entrance is tight and they must not drive over the neighbour’s land. If they do and you are not there you have done everything you can and can prove it with documentation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conor Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 15 hours ago, newatallthis said: hello, I'm hoping someone can help me - my gate is awkward to get in through and I'm concerned about delivery lorries that may have to drive over my neighbours land to access it, who would be liable if any damage is done to my not so friendly neighbours land is damaged - me, my builder or the delivery company? Have all deliveries offload at the roadside, arrange a telehandler etc in advance if needed. Most of ours except concrete and screed and smaller lorries were left at the roadside. We had a lorry rip off our postbox, and another coping stones along our neighbours wall. They don't give a sh1t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelvin Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 You need to assume at least one of the deliveries will damage something and plan for the outcome. Our access wasn’t too bad and we still had our wall driven into and the culvert collapsed. The best thing I did was install an LTE based camera at my entrance as I have video evidence of everyone that comes and goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saveasteading Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 How about widening your gateway now? It will probably get damaged anway. It might also be worth erecting a substantial fence post just in your land to act as a visible marker and physical constraint. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kandgmitchell Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Years ago my wife and I bought a plot at the end of a narrow road. The owner of the house opposite opposed our planning application on the grounds that deliveries would inevitably use his drive to turn around as there was limited space. We of course explained to the planners that it wouldn't happen and not being a planning issue we got approval. The first thing we did was to get some concrete barriers delivered to prevent a certain demographic from using the plot as a caravan site. The lorry had reversed so it demonstrated that it could be done! However, the blocks had not been placed as per my drawing and they projected onto the highway. I asked them to move them and the driver reversed the tele-handler onto the neighbours drive to get a swing and hey presto it stalled and couldn't re-start. So, within an hour of starting I had a very irate neighbour complaining loudly - "I told you so" !! and filming it all with a promise to complain to the Council. You could not make it up. That was one of the longest half hours whilst they fiddled with the machine.... Eventually, once it was going again the blocks were quickly moved and we all scarpered. We decided that going through with the build after all was going to be too much so we sold the plot on and even made a little bit of profit! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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