Dashed boundary line - land registry

The_Real_Cheddar_Bob

Hello All,

On our land registry map, part of our land is shown by a dashed line. It is not a large piece, it does not have a physical boundary, which when I have searched matches what the Land Registry describe the purpose of the dashed line is.

Are we able to put a fence up on our boundary? It is at the rear of the house

davidmcn

rjwr wrote: »

Hello All,

On our land registry map, part of our land is shown by a dashed line. It is not a large piece, it does not have a physical boundary, which when I have searched matches what the Land Registry describe the purpose of the dashed line is.

Are we able to put a fence up on our boundary? It is at the rear of the house

Yes, all it means is that the legal boundary doesn't follow a physical one shown on the Ordnance Survey map.

ProDave

What marks the edge of your garden at present? What is the other side of your present marking or fence?

Whether you can put up a fence may depend on planning law or covenant on the property.

G_M

Who owns the boundary? You or your neighbour. If you, then you can put up a fence, subject to Planning law and any covenants in your Title.

If the neighbour, then speak to the neighbour.

If not sure, ask the neighbour.

Land_Registry

rjwr wrote: »

Hello All,

On our land registry map, part of our land is shown by a dashed line. It is not a large piece, it does not have a physical boundary, which when I have searched matches what the Land Registry describe the purpose of the dashed line is.

Are we able to put a fence up on our boundary? It is at the rear of the house

An OS dashed (pecked) line means there is a physical feature less than a foot in height e.g a kerb, path edging or similar. A solid black line means there was something there, over a foot in height, when the survey took place.

We can also use a dashed line to plot the general boundary as there is no solid black line that matches our needs on the OS detail we use when mapping the title.

If you want to put up a fence then it's worth checking what is registered e.g are there conveants that effect. Having an 'open' rear boundary seems odd as open plan tends to be to the front.

And before you do anything with a boundary it's always wise to check with the neighbour(s)

The_Real_Cheddar_Bob

Land_Registry wrote: »

An OS dashed (pecked) line means there is a physical feature less than a foot in height e.g a kerb, path edging or similar. A solid black line means there was something there, over a foot in height, when the survey took place.

We can also use a dashed line to plot the general boundary as there is no solid black line that matches our needs on the OS detail we use when mapping the title.

If you want to put up a fence then it's worth checking what is registered e.g are there conveants that effect. Having an 'open' rear boundary seems odd as open plan tends to be to the front.

And before you do anything with a boundary it's always wise to check with the neighbour(s)

The front of our house is accessed by a public footpath. The front garden is fully fenced by 6 foot fences.

The rear garden is accessed by a shared farm track. There is a fence, but its put across the garden to allow for two parking spaces. At present I have a greenhouse in one of the spaces and a car that rarely moves in the other.

We would lose the use of our parking spaces if I move the fence to the dashed boundary 6 foot back. There is ample parking along our road.

The_Real_Cheddar_Bob

G_M wrote: »

Who owns the boundary? You or your neighbour. If you, then you can put up a fence, subject to Planning law and any covenants in your Title.

If the neighbour, then speak to the neighbour.

If not sure, ask the neighbour.

we own the boundary, on all three sides.

The_Real_Cheddar_Bob

ProDave wrote: »

What marks the edge of your garden at present? What is the other side of your present marking or fence?

Whether you can put up a fence may depend on planning law or covenant on the property.

We have a fence that has been put back to allow for two parking spaces. Next door had the same, there are only two houses here off of the farm track. The farm track is for our use with no other houses or access for anyone.

ProDave

rjwr wrote: »

The front of our house is accessed by a public footpath. The front garden is fully fenced by 6 foot fences.

The rear garden is accessed by a shared farm track. There is a fence, but its put across the garden to allow for two parking spaces. At present I have a greenhouse in one of the spaces and a car that rarely moves in the other.

We would lose the use of our parking spaces if I move the fence to the dashed boundary 6 foot back. There is ample parking along our road.

The obvious answer has to be, don't put up a fence, but a pair of gates. That will enclose the garden, but still allow you access if you want to park a car their, or get big things in or out.

The_Real_Cheddar_Bob

I like the suggestion but what I want to do is move the fence rather than put up some gates, in effect, extend my garden to cover all of the land we own without access to the lane via a car