Using my external wall as storage

[Garageman]

I have an end of terrace house the gable end of which together with the stone wall of the garden borders a mews/stable lane containing garages, workshops and the like. We have just bought the derelict workshop at the bottom of our garden. The previous occupier was not happy with the sale and has now Heras fenced off the entire side length of the workshop bordering the lane to a depth of a meter or so and is storing old motorbike frames and other mechanics detritus. Going in past behaviour his aim is designed to obstruct development of the workshop. Does anyone have any idea what I can do about this?

[des8]

Sorry, but I find the situation confusing.
Could you possibly post up a simple plan shewing the relative positions of the buildings and land ownership boundaries?

[Garageman]

Sorry, but I find the situation confusing.
Could you possibly post up a simple plan shewing the relative positions of the buildings and land ownership boundaries?

Thanks for replying. Here is a plan of the situation. The red area is the area that the previous occupier has fenced off and is filling with various odd and sods like motorbike frames and building materials etc. The mews lane is not paved and is not adopted by the council but is otherwise open to the public. As I mentioned his intention is to frustrate development of the garage. He has history of this behaviour in the vicinity. I'm puzzled about what my options are. He is a very persistent and obsessed individual and will just continue with this behaviour and will not engage in conversation.

[des8]

So the next questions are:
1) who owns the Mews Lane? (check with Land Registry cost £3 https://www.gov.uk/search-property-i...-land-registry)
2) is it a public highway (check with local highway authority (county council or unitary authority) who have definitive records of public rights of way in its area)
3) if not public right of way does your property benefit from an easement giving you a right of way.

If it is a public right of way you can report him for obstructing it.
If you have an easement you will be able to take steps to end the obstruction

In any event he should not be leaning his detritus against your property. This is technically trespass and you could apply for an injunction to stop it. However cost, both financial and emotional, together with uncertainty of obtaining it, probably make it unviable.

Best way forward is to try talking even though your overtures may not be well received

[Garageman]

Thanks for your in depth reply. I will look in to it. Talking isn't good to work unfortunately ; he has been behaving like this for years with all the neighbours. We are relative newcomers and are experiencing the rumoured behaviour first hand now. He has a criminal record for theft and assault and been featured on the front page of a local newspaper for stealing a neighbours car and selling it for parts on eBay. I would like a clinical legally binding solution and would prepared to pay for it (depending on cost) . I know these matters can be expensive but it needs to be nipped in the bud.

[des8]

So when you have done your research come back and we will try and point you in the right direction