Parking a caravan on an unadopted/shared access road

shoe*gal_2

I've looked everywhere and can't find an answer to this. We bought a new build recently and it's in our deeds that no one can park a caravan or company van on their driveways. Our neighbour waited until the last house was sold then appeared with a huge caravan. They have a double garage and driveway which they know they can't park their caravan on. There are five houses with a private/shared ownership block paved access road and a turning area at the end. The caravan is parked in the turning area. They have also helped themselves to the grass area betweeen the access road and the main road putting up a boundary with lighting. While it doesn't affect me (despite it being an eyesore and perhaps tempting other neighbours to park their caravans outside their houses making our small estate look a bit grim) I'm curious as to what the law is. It's not parked on their drive so doesn't go against the covenant in the deeds. It's not parked on a public/adopted road so doesn't break any law on that. It's not blocking access although it means no one can turn around and delivery vans have to reverse out. I've done some reading and can't find an answer - it's quite intriguing. If anyone knows whether it's perfectly fine to park there or not I'd be interested to know.

AndyMc.....

Looks like they've found a loophole.

shoe*gal_2

AndyMc..... wrote: »

Looks like they've found a loophole.

That's what I thought - that he's been very sneaky and very clever and found a loophole. One of his neighbours isn't a happy bunny though as the five houses are equally liable for repairs to the road which now has a huge caravan dumped on it.

PasturesNew

*sighs*
Why is there ALWAYS one???

What an 4ss.

shoe*gal_2

PasturesNew wrote: »

*sighs*
Why is there ALWAYS one???

What an 4ss.

One of what? A nosey old trout . The list of what we can't do is huge and I'd like a fence and gate if it's a free for all.

usefulmale

shoe*gal wrote: »

That's what I thought - that he's been very sneaky and very clever and found a loophole. One of his neighbours isn't a happy bunny though as the five houses are equally liable for repairs to the road which now has a huge caravan dumped on it.

How would a caravan, which would be immobile most of the time, cause any damage to the road?

Strider590

Sounds like one of those god awful streets where nobody is allowed any individuality and cannot even plant stuff in their front garden.

A friend bought such a place, he actually has instruction to mow the front lawn so that it has lines at 90 degrees to the road and it has to be done at least once a week between certain dates. I'm fairly certain there was something about keeping ones car clean too.

Norman_Castle

If the properties and unadopted road have a freeholder it might be worth contacting them about the land grab and blocking the turning point.
The turning point may be a planning requirement put in place to avoid vehicles reversing onto an adjoining road. Check the planning application.

[Deleted User]

Would the caravan restrict access for an ambulance or fire engine?

shoe*gal_2

usefulmale wrote: »

How would a caravan, which would be immobile most of the time, cause any damage to the road?

According to the neighbour it's already clipped the edge of the blocked paving and damaged the bricks.

dannyrst

I'm buying what sounds like a similar new build property shortly, cul-de-sac with 7 houses on the street and I am buying one of the end houses.

Fortunately for me, the short road that the houses are on is shared out between the homeowners, so I will own half the road infront of my house, so any caravan that parks there is parked on my land.