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Moving a fence into land maintained by council but inside my boundary
Bad_Ash
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I recently purchased a house which is a corner plot, there are public footpaths at the back and side. Between my fence and the footpaths is a small strip of land. I believe the title deeds for my house clearly show that the boundary goes to the footpaths and therefore includes the strip of land.
The council do cut the grass on the land. I tend to be the one who weeds it, they they grow all over the fence.
My fence is in need of replacement, so when replacing it I would like to move it to the edge of the boundary, effectively making my garden larger. Which department in the council should I contact regarding this to confirm that I'm correct regarding the boundary and that they would not object to the fence moving.
The council do cut the grass on the land. I tend to be the one who weeds it, they they grow all over the fence.
My fence is in need of replacement, so when replacing it I would like to move it to the edge of the boundary, effectively making my garden larger. Which department in the council should I contact regarding this to confirm that I'm correct regarding the boundary and that they would not object to the fence moving.
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Some developments have the services running down strips of land belonging to houses but there are covenants to stop you from putting fences there.0
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Some corner plots also have sight lines that need to be kept clear if the other side of the path is a road.
try the planning portal for any information or planning app that may have more details and the boundaries of adjacent land.0 -
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You want to move your fence to the OTHER side of the public right of way? You will, of course, be including gates or stiles for the public using this RoW...?
The position of the fence does not in any way affect the ownership. If your deeds/LR registration show the footpath is on your land, it's on your land. Probably better not to tell the council, unless you want to take over the mowing... But if you move the fence, the people using the RoW will be walking inside your fence, not outside it. Most owners would prefer the latter, tbh.0 -
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Some developments have the services running down strips of land belonging to houses but there are covenants to stop you from putting fences there.
Thanks for the info, in fact one half of the back garden has a pumping station behind it, the other half is the strip of land. The fact the boundary clearly excludes the pumping station is what makes it clear it does include the strip of land.0 -
getmore4less wrote: »Some corner plots also have sight lines that need to be kept clear if the other side of the path is a road.
try the planning portal for any information or planning app that may have more details and the boundaries of adjacent land.
Thanks. I probably should have said I live in a cul de sac on the edge of the development. The house backs onto fields and a park, so no roads.0 -
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How wide is the RoW?glentoran99 wrote: »I don't think he wants to do that, he wants o put his fence at the edge of the path0 -
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