inconsiderate neighbors

plumface

Gloomendoom wrote: »

If that is the only way to get your dustbin out, yes you can.

I have exercised my right to abate obstructions on rights of way more than once. On one occasion I had to remove part of a hedge and an electric fence so I could get my car through. The owner watched me do it and then complained to the council. Unfortunately for him, he was reminded that I was well within my rights and that he shouldn't have blocked the access up in the first place.

He wasn't laughing.

What has the council got to do with it?
It might have been a different story had he taken you to court.

Gloomendoom

plumface wrote: »

What has the council got to do with it?
It might have been a different story had he taken you to court.

It was a public right of way. He had no grounds to take me to court and he had committed an offence himself by blocking the right of way. That was confirmed by the council. I removed just enough of the hedge to get my car through.

spannerzone

As a few others have said, the simplest thing is to have a word with the neighbours explaining what happened hoping they'll be keen to help, but don't go in heavy handed as they might suggest you also keep a better eye on your child as well.

red_eye

Jaynne wrote: »

So the neighbours forgot to close a gate or maybe the catch isn't great and now you're descending on them like the fire of god Ok I'm exaggerating but its quite a simple thing to forget.

Most people baby proof their house and it sounds like you need to also baby proof your garden - go get some self closing hinges like any of these

kinda hard to forget to close three gates. The self closing hinge is a good idea, but I can only fit to my gate.

red_eye

pimento wrote: »

Your 12 month old was in the garden for five minutes on his own? Blimey!

Self closer is the way to go.

we can hear him talking to/chasing his rabbit, when I could't hear him I went outside.

red_eye

Sooki wrote: »

Our house has a right of way between the houses with access to the street and no gates except for the street access. And we put each others bins out and bring them back in and speak to each other etc... Etc....

If you know this is an issue to you why are you letting your young child out the back unattended knowing it is quite possibly unsafe for them, couldn't you just go out with the child first and check your garden is secure for them.

They possibly might dissaprove of the gates (who put the gate in)or even another neighbour might be leaving it open as they are likely fed up with an inconsiderate neighbour allowing an infant to wander around unchecked and are not sure how to approach you about it and might be trying to wake you up to your responsibility without an argument.

this has just happened recently and why should I stop my son from going out in the garden? it is my garden I have a right to enjoy my garden.

Not a good way to voice concirns over a wandering child in his own garden...leave the gates open so a child can wander off and maybe never to be found again.
Also what about pets? buy a house with private right of way and you're not allowed any pets incase it peevs off the next door?

Idiophreak

red_eye wrote: »

this has just happened recently and why should I stop my son from going out in the garden? it is my garden I have a right to enjoy my garden.

Hang on...You're seriously asking why you should make sure the garden's safe before you let your child play out there? Oh my...

red_eye

Idiophreak wrote: »

Hang on...You're seriously asking why you should make sure the garden's safe before you let your child play out there? Oh my...

my garden is safe, it was safe when in the morning when I put rubbish in the bin some time after that all the gates were open. I started this topic to find answers no get perenting tips.

regarding my post you quoted, there is two gates to my garden, one into my garden the other to the street. I can only close and lock my gate out of my garden. the gate into my garden is nextdoors for me to lock it I would have to jump over and possibly take the fence with me. So for my garden to be safe for my child nextdoor needs to shut the gate. If they dont then my garden will never be safe depriving my child playing outside.

shegirl

red_eye wrote: »

my garden is safe, it was safe when in the morning when I put rubbish in the bin some time after that all the gates were open. I started this topic to find answers no get perenting tips.

regarding my post you quoted, there is two gates to my garden, one into my garden the other to the street. I can only close and lock my gate out of my garden. the gate into my garden is nextdoors for me to lock it I would have to jump over and possibly take the fence with me. So for my garden to be safe for my child nextdoor needs to shut the gate. If they dont then my garden will never be safe depriving my child playing outside.

OR,heaven for forbid (and this is a really novel idea...) you could supervise your child?Naturally,everyone leaves babies and toddlers to roam around their gardens unattended for however long they chose but maybe you could do this really bizarre thing of watching or playing with yours!

Mojisola

red_eye wrote: »

Also what about pets? buy a house with private right of way and you're not allowed any pets incase it peevs off the next door?

If you buy a house with a right of row across the garden, you know that your neighbours and any visitors/workmen/etc have the legal right to unobstructed access across your garden at any time - unless the ROW has restrictions which apply to it.

It's no good later on saying the neighbours should/shouldn't do this or that - they have the legal right to go back and forth.

If they are nice people, they might agree to close a gate if you install one, but will all their visitors? If you want to make sure that part of your garden is secure for children or animals, you need to fence part of it off beyond the ROW.