Next door neighbour parking company fleet on street

sonastin

As G_M said, contact the planning department. Running a business from the premises, particularly storing the vehicle fleet there, could count as a change of use and need planning permission. One or two vans kept at home might be OK but I think what you are dealing with is excessive in most peoples' eyes.

planning_officer

Yep, definitely sounds like there may be a material change of use of the premises from dwelling to a mixed use comprising a dwelling and a business - whilst some businesses can be run from home without requiring planning permission, as soon as the character of the dwelling changes (employees parking, lots of deliveries, excessive vehicle storage etc), then planning permission is likely to be required. As G_M says, speak to your planning enforcement team who can investigate.

retireby50

This would really annoy me as well, but is it really worth the time/effort and potential aggro if you are only going to be there a year?

Gwhiz

wherediditallgothen wrote: »

Kill them.

I know it's a bit harsh, sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind.

I nominate this for most sensible post of the day. It's the only option

dizziblonde

I feel for you - I get really narked off when one of the guys in our street brings his work van home (in addition to his car) and plonks it outside someone else's house for days on end... I get quite irrationally narked about it to be honest - park it outside yer own chuffing house - I don't want to wake up to a manky van!

lellow_lorry

If its that much of an issue then take a few photos and pop down to planning. Most estates do have clauses in their deeds...commonly no caravans/boats/trade vehicles to be parked on premises. Also sounds like running business from home...if they have permission then there are normally restrictions to this, and has is renwewed after a set time and can be opposed. A council if they get complaints have to check it out.

delmar39

planning_officer wrote: »

Yep, definitely sounds like there may be a material change of use of the premises from dwelling to a mixed use comprising a dwelling and a business - whilst some businesses can be run from home without requiring planning permission, as soon as the character of the dwelling changes (employees parking, lots of deliveries, excessive vehicle storage etc), then planning permission is likely to be required. As G_M says, speak to your planning enforcement team who can investigate.

Yep do this. We had a similar issue with a guitar business. There was a covenant preventing business use, but developer didn't want to enforce and it would have been expensive for us to do it. We approached the local council (planning) and it was classed as change of use so they were made to put an application in. We along with several others objected but it sailed through with very few conditions to limit the business use. So we felt totally shafted and because objections are public they saw them and relationships became strained. Get advice from the enforcement team first, because all that may happen is that they achieve planning permission and then you're stuck with it forever. Sounds to me like you've got a good case though as the business is detrimental to the character and amenity of the area.

DPJames

If you're only going to be there a year, screw it. It's not worth the agro/hassle. But they are being !!!!!! by the sound of it.