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Hi Guys,
I'm looking for some advice. I live down a small private driveway which runs in front of our house (1) and our neighbours (2) (see attached image). We both have parking at the end of the driveway which is a dead end.
The houses are very old and the way land is plotted is a bit haphazard. Another neighbour (3) who doesn’t live along the driveway but a few houses down on the main road has a piece of land backing onto the driveway that is currently used as a garden. As stated in their deeds which we have copies of, they only have access on foot to their garden (brown line), while both us and our neighbours have access at all times by any means so we can park our cars, as shown in our deeds.
The house has recently been sold and bought by developers who want to turn the garden into parking. Even though we have explained the access rights their view is that if we can drive down the driveway and park so can they even though their own deeds state differently. They have said they will be turning the garden into parking spaces no matter what. While I agree they can do what they want with their land to a degree, it doesn't mean they can bring vehicles down.
Along with our neighbours, we have since written a letter with all the copies of deeds boundaries etc and which is signed by all parties. Another neighbour (4) on the corner who actually owns the land where the driveway starts has said we could put a bollard up near the entrance if we want as he also doesn’t want any other cars to have access. Are we within our rights to do this if we all agree, or do the developers have a case to get it removed? Can anyone think of anything else we can do to ensure only us and our neighbours can have vehicle access, short of putting a bollard up or taking legal action? Any help/advice would be much appreciated!
I'm looking for some advice. I live down a small private driveway which runs in front of our house (1) and our neighbours (2) (see attached image). We both have parking at the end of the driveway which is a dead end.
The houses are very old and the way land is plotted is a bit haphazard. Another neighbour (3) who doesn’t live along the driveway but a few houses down on the main road has a piece of land backing onto the driveway that is currently used as a garden. As stated in their deeds which we have copies of, they only have access on foot to their garden (brown line), while both us and our neighbours have access at all times by any means so we can park our cars, as shown in our deeds.
The house has recently been sold and bought by developers who want to turn the garden into parking. Even though we have explained the access rights their view is that if we can drive down the driveway and park so can they even though their own deeds state differently. They have said they will be turning the garden into parking spaces no matter what. While I agree they can do what they want with their land to a degree, it doesn't mean they can bring vehicles down.
Along with our neighbours, we have since written a letter with all the copies of deeds boundaries etc and which is signed by all parties. Another neighbour (4) on the corner who actually owns the land where the driveway starts has said we could put a bollard up near the entrance if we want as he also doesn’t want any other cars to have access. Are we within our rights to do this if we all agree, or do the developers have a case to get it removed? Can anyone think of anything else we can do to ensure only us and our neighbours can have vehicle access, short of putting a bollard up or taking legal action? Any help/advice would be much appreciated!
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