Wall between seperating footpath

Cakeguts

davholla wrote: »

Thank you but is this something to speak to the council about?

Yes if the house is owned by the council.

davholla

Cakeguts wrote: »

Yes if the house is owned by the council.

I am meant the planning permission people not the council as it is not a council house.

parkrunner

Is it a path that runs from the road to the building with the front gardens either side of it?

G_M

Assuming both properties are owned by you and neighbour (not council) this matter is nothing to do with the council (or panning dept).

You need to establish

a) who owns the path and
b) who has a Right of Way over the path.

Pay £12 to the Land Regstry here and buy

* your Title Plan
* Your Title document
* your neighour's Title Plan
* Your neighour's Title document

davholla

parkrunner wrote: »

Is it a path that runs from the road to the building with the front gardens either side of it?

Yes that is right.

Ozzuk

Odd situation, either one of you owns the path, and the other has a right of way, or it is shared. Neither scenario would allow placement of a fence, if the situation is as described (one slab wide).

As G_M says, check both sets of title plan first.

parkrunner

parkrunner wrote: »

Is it a path that runs from the road to the building with the front gardens either side of it?

davholla wrote: »

Yes that is right.

Highly unlikely she can do anything but if she did just widen the path onto your garden.

moneyistooshorttomention

parkrunner wrote: »

Highly unlikely she can do anything but if she did just widen the path onto your garden.

I still havent figured out whether "one slab wide" means = I have a path of one slab width and the neighbour has a path of one slab width and that's a total of two slabs.

But agree that even if it is two slabs wide (one each) I see OP's point here.

But - it doesnt sound like the path can be widened onto the garden. The section of path OP is referring to is clearly the section running alongside their house and therefore it would be physically impossible to widen that bit without knocking down part of the house.

Personally:

- I'd also investigate the Right of Way situation to see what is down in writing on that

- Point out to the neighbour they'd also have a problem getting into their own house if they do this (it's astonishing just how daft some people can be - and they may honestly not have realised - duh!!):wall:. Though there is the possibility the neighbour does realise and has a logical reason for doing this (maybe possessions/people straying onto "her" side at regular intervals and maybe even intruding more than that???).

- If all else fails - then I guess the fall-back position on worst case analysis is to swop a downstairs front window for French windows for those occasions when a path one slab wide?/half a slab wide? isnt wide enough.

EDIT; https://www.pinterest.co.uk/explore/french-windows/?p=true

davholla

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

I still havent figured out whether "one slab wide" means = I have a path of one slab width and the neighbour has a path of one slab width and that's a total of two slabs.

But agree that even if it is two slabs wide (one each) I see OP's point here.

But - it doesnt sound like the path can be widened onto the garden. The section of path OP is referring to is clearly the section running alongside their house and therefore it would be physically impossible to widen that bit without knocking down part of the house.

Personally:

- I'd also investigate the Right of Way situation to see what is down in writing on that

- Point out to the neighbour they'd also have a problem getting into their own house if they do this (it's astonishing just how daft some people can be - and they may honestly not have realised - duh!!):wall:. Though there is the possibility the neighbour does realise and has a logical reason for doing this (maybe possessions/people straying onto "her" side at regular intervals and maybe even intruding more than that???).

- If all else fails - then I guess the fall-back position on worst case analysis is to swop a downstairs front window for French windows for those occasions when a path one slab wide?/half a slab wide? isnt wide enough.

EDIT; https://www.pinterest.co.uk/explore/french-windows/?p=true

Sorry it is one slab wide each side, two in total. I checked the deeds and there is no right of way.
It is a good idea about French windows, although that would not help with disabled access.
Fortunately I do not have any regular visitors who use wheelchairs but it is a shame that this could be a problem in future.

Ozzuk

Ah, that changes things, likely nothing you can do. The issue now becomes where the boundary actually it, likely the join between the slabs (title plan won't show that level of detail). If you can't stop them, then you can likely insist any fence is on their side only - once they see how little room they have they may give up.

I can see where they are coming from, my first job in any house move is secure fencing all round if not in place already, because I likely things clearly defined, I have dogs, and also not overly keen on people