Backing on to open space?

lb364

If a house backs onto a park and has a gate straight into it, is this a good or a bad thing...

Will it affect the insurance prices? Is it likely to be built on in the future? And is it likely to attract trouble?

Mr_Moo_2

Don't think it will significantly imapct on insurance, although this does obviously depend on the general quality of the area. Future building - depends on exactly what the park is and how it is defined - a safe assumption is to ask yourself how would you feel if it did get built on, with the way Planning regs now work this is very possible. Trouble - again, depends on the general area.

lb364

According to the police website, it has about 1 crime report a month and it's usually 'anti-social' behaviour so I guess that could just be loitering or something...

I'm guessing if it got built on we would have a new garden at the end of ours and/or a car park. Then again, as it has a gate, surely there would be right of way issues?

Is it something you would have to declare to insurers or would it already be in their system? I mean, if I was to get a quote on that address...

jbainbridge

I think 1 crime report a month is quite good?!

Not sure a gate = right of way.

You wouldn't have to declare anything to your insurer. If you are thinking of buying, talk to your current insurer and ask them to give you a quote for the new property.

lb364

jbainbridge wrote: »

I think 1 crime report a month is quite good?!

Oh I agree, that's what I meant. Although, I would have been more worried if it was in the physical violence category...

I have no idea about the gate, I just thought there was some law about access rights.

picklepick

There'll be no right of access into the park. Any gate from your garden into the park will have just been put there by a previous owner for their own convenience, I assume.

Is it a council owned park? A nature reserve? Country park??

lb364

I believe it's a council owned park, it is basically a big field with a children's play area and seating. I believe it is also only accessible via an alleyway from one of the other roads surrounding it.

Sorry for being so vague, it just feels weird to be too specific on a forum...

Brallaqueen

I would love that. My sister lives on a 70's estate built on the edge of protected fields and it is wonderful - a gate into the fields for the animals, not overlooked and the Friends of the Field converted an old stone barn into a tea shop and activites centre