Extension built on neighbour's land

Running_Horse

Rightmove link?

patchwork_cat

Running_Horse wrote: »

Rightmove link?

Definately, please. I am intrigued

SailorSam

When my neighbours were building their extension they asked me did i mind if they built right up to the boundary, which means the guttering and eaves actually overhang my side. As the new build was going up at the bottom of my garden i couldn't see it would ever be a problem, my garage is down there so little chance anything else will be needed, so i said Ok. If it had been nearer to the house i may have objected.

poppysarah

sarahg1969 wrote: »

It's been on the market for a while and was checked out by a developer who was a solicitor. He decided it wasn't worth touching. Not surprising that it seemed too good for the price. I think it's completely unsaleable.

Perhaps this is what the neighbours want - they can buy it cheap and the problems end... until they annex poland maybe?

melb

i thought that even if a structure was built without planning permission it became "legal" after so many years had passed without any complaints being made? Can't remember if it's 4 or 7 years - that's why that farmer built a house on his field and completely hid it in the hope no one would spot it before it was too late. What the people here need is for someone bigger and uglier and with a bigger dog to move in and make their lives hell.

ticktack_2

sarahg1969 wrote: »

I also realised that it would be nigh on impossible to move the bathroom (which is behind their extension) upstairs, because they have probably built over the drains.

Possibly infringing building regulations? I think that's a lot more serious than building without planning permission.

sarahg1969

I've worked out that it's not the next door neighbours who have built. The house next door is in a corner, and has no back entrance. It's the house round the corner that's been extended.

It's on rightmove, but there are no clues to the problem, and only one photo.

i thought that even if a structure was built without planning permission it became "legal" after so many years had passed without any complaints being made? Can't remember if it's 4 or 7 years - that's why that farmer built a house on his field and completely hid it in the hope no one would spot it before it was too late.

That is the case is you build on your own land, but it's longer if you build on someone else's, I believe.

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-33654631.html

Running_Horse

Is it on the corner of Young Ave? On the Google map you can see a structure behind from above. Unfortunately the Bing bird's eye view is not too clear.
http://binged.it/Ii8R9S

sarahg1969

Running_Horse wrote: »

Is it on the corner of Young Ave? On the Google map you can see a structure behind from above. Unfortunately the Bing bird's eye view is not too clear.
http://binged.it/Ii8R9S

Yes, that's right. It's the first property on the left on Young Avenue that's been extended. I didn't realise till I looked on Streetview myself, and worked it out - durr!

vulcan1964

This reminds me of a letter that was sent to a Council Planning Department some years ago complaining of

The man next door has a large erection in the back garden, which is unsightly and dangerous.:rotfl: