New build problem

helejenkins1

Sorry that link isn't working. Will try again now.

helejenkins1

emmatthews wrote: »

It sounds a very badly thought out design. Will there be a physical divide?

I don't see how there can be any physical divide. The space would be too small to walk down.

curls

helejenkins1 wrote: »

I don't see how there can be any physical divide. The space would be too small to walk down.

So is this land in question the access to your back garden? Is the neighbour's garden access the other side of their house?

I think the link will work if you remove the first 'http://' - lovely house btw.

KRB2725

I think they would have been better off designing your neighbours house without the utility room. You could then gain enough light from the rear of the house and there would be no need to have this issue with access to or division of land.

I don't quite get how this strip sits with the rest of your property. If you share it, does it mean that your neighbour has to walk across your garden to access it? Will you have to allow a right of way over non shared land?

Lord_Baltimore

This link should work.

AnotherJoe

emmatthews wrote: »

It sounds a very badly thought out design. Will there be a physical divide?

It seems pointless even having a window, all the more so if it's obscured glass. Are you sure you want to buy this ?

Edit; managed to view the link and see the floor plan (there's an extra http colon slash slash at the start) I'd advise the OP to go and stand in the kitchen/dining area and check it out.

Perhaps on paper it looks like there'd be light, now add a brick wall a few feet away from the window (ignoring the French Windows since they don't illuminate the kitchen area ) and that window being obscured, and the fact it's in Wales so it's cloudy all the time anyway and this is going to be a very very dark room especially the kitchen area.

IMO the design stinks. They should have put the kitchen where the utility is and that would fix all these issues since who cares if the utility is dark and they wouldn't be either looking at their neighbour across the sink or having an issue with window access ......But they haven't.

societys_child

They should have put the kitchen where the utility is

I agree, looks like the utility would be much better at the other end of the kitchen, where the "problem" window is.

ERICS_MUM

The word 'shoe horn' comes to mind. A challenge between local builders as to which can cram the most properties into a defined area !