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primaryteacher
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Just wondering if anyone has any ideas / info on this situation and the legalities of it!
My partner and I bought our 'dream home' 18 months ago, the problem is it doesn't come with dream neighbours. Our neighbours rent (long term). I don't know the exact situation but they know / work for the landlord and seem to be very settled. They have done things to improve the property and have been there several years. We get on fine in a 'hello, how are you?' kind of way and try and maintain a friendly atmosphere.
They have 4 children (3 under age of 7) so as you can imagine we get quite a lot of noise - especially as they seem very keen on family and friends coming round for barbecues / parties in the summer. They also have a huge garden (more of a long thin field). A few weeks ago a caravan appeared in their back garden (directly the other side of our hedge) and we later found out that the mother of the guy who rents the place was staying in it. We thought it was probably a temporary arrangement for the summer. This morning however he called to me over the garden hedge - they are having electricity cables installed as his mother has moved in to the caravan permanently!
This kind of unnerves me! Can you just move into someone's back garden? Already the noise levels have gone up again - 3 adults, 4 kids and a dog (which arrived with the mother). Don't you need some kind of planning permission if it's a permanent arrangement?
We don't want to rock any boats but I'd just like to know what the situation is should it become a problem in the future.
Thanks
My partner and I bought our 'dream home' 18 months ago, the problem is it doesn't come with dream neighbours. Our neighbours rent (long term). I don't know the exact situation but they know / work for the landlord and seem to be very settled. They have done things to improve the property and have been there several years. We get on fine in a 'hello, how are you?' kind of way and try and maintain a friendly atmosphere.
They have 4 children (3 under age of 7) so as you can imagine we get quite a lot of noise - especially as they seem very keen on family and friends coming round for barbecues / parties in the summer. They also have a huge garden (more of a long thin field). A few weeks ago a caravan appeared in their back garden (directly the other side of our hedge) and we later found out that the mother of the guy who rents the place was staying in it. We thought it was probably a temporary arrangement for the summer. This morning however he called to me over the garden hedge - they are having electricity cables installed as his mother has moved in to the caravan permanently!
This kind of unnerves me! Can you just move into someone's back garden? Already the noise levels have gone up again - 3 adults, 4 kids and a dog (which arrived with the mother). Don't you need some kind of planning permission if it's a permanent arrangement?
We don't want to rock any boats but I'd just like to know what the situation is should it become a problem in the future.
Thanks
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They will need planning permission! There was a case only last week of somebody installing a caravan in the garden in place of doing an extension to enable a relative to move in. Neighbour's complained to council, who knew nothing about it & who now say it has to go.
Give your local council a ring to alert them to this issue, you don't even have to give your name if you don't really want to.
You have to look to the future & consider what will happen when you want to sell your house, an occupied caravan in the neighbouring garden won't appeal to many!The bigger the bargain, the better I feel.
I should mention that there's only one of me, don't confuse me with others of the same name.0 -
Probably this is the case that cattie mentions ^^^^^ - this was a mobile home - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/10120068/Family-ordered-to-remove-26ft-caravan-extension-on-their-house.html0
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Thanks for that - that's what I'm worried about - not that we intend moving - it's taken a very long time and a lot of hard work to finally get our 'forever house' - but sometimes circumstances dictate otherwise!0
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Pop out in the night and sprinkle bird seed/breadcrumbs on the roof * evil grin * (noice of seagulls tapping on the roof should mean mum's not too comfy)They deem him their worst enemy who tells them the truth. -- Plato0
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Do you want them gone or not?We don't want to rock any boats
......because if you think you can do this without "rocking boats", you'd better think again!Back off man, I'm a scientist.
Daily Mail readers?
Can you make sense of the Daily Mail’s effort to classify every inanimate object into those that cause cancer and those that prevent it ?0 -
I'm liking your idea, Strapped!
By rocking boats I mean we still have to live next to them - and don't forget they have 4 noisy kids!! We might get rid of the mother / caravan but at the expense of our sanity if they let the kids play merry hell!0 -
Is it on your tittle deeds that no caravans are allowed? Might be another thing in your favour.0
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