Wall between seperating footpath

davholla

Ozzuk wrote: »

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

I don't mind people having security, the problem is that this will make it a pain carrying shopping and if we ever move, we will either a) have to put in a french window in the front window, cut down a tree to get any furniture out
b) dismantle everything.
Also if we ever want to sell, it will make it harder to sell to people who have small children, friends in wheel chairs and possibly reduce the price.
Hopefully they will want to move and sell to someone more reasonable before we do (they might have to knock the wall down, if they want to get stuff out of their house).

3mph

Hopefully insisting they build on their side and do not encroach at all on your paving slabs and do not have access to maintain (if that is possible to have) they will realise how difficult it will be for everyone.

But if they insist then what about agreeing to a fence on the boundary between the paving slabs PROVIDING that there is either a removable section or large gate opposite the doors and a right for either of you to go through this on a temporary measure when transporting large items?

If there really is going to be a fence and you cannot stop it then the above may be all you can do.

davholla

Ozzuk wrote: »

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

3mph wrote: »

Hopefully insisting they build on their side and do not encroach at all on your paving slabs and do not have access to maintain (if that is possible to have) they will realise how difficult it will be for everyone.

But if they insist then what about agreeing to a fence on the boundary between the paving slabs PROVIDING that there is either a removable section or large gate opposite the doors and a right for either of you to go through this on a temporary measure when transporting large items?

If there really is going to be a fence and you cannot stop it then the above may be all you can do.

Sadly I don't think they care about any problems it causes for us.

rach_k

Have you asked her if she's considered how she will get her next new sofa into the house? If she wants to mark a line between you for whatever reason, you could suggest that she gets some nice plant pots instead. You can get fairly long narrow troughs that wouldn't take up much space, but they could be moved if necessary for pushchairs or wheelchairs and furniture could be lifted over the top. If she has a bee in her bonnet over something fairly recent, you might well find that the plants will get forgotten about after a while and will eventually disappear.

davholla

rach_k wrote: »

Have you asked her if she's considered how she will get her next new sofa into the house? If she wants to mark a line between you for whatever reason, you could suggest that she gets some nice plant pots instead. You can get fairly long narrow troughs that wouldn't take up much space, but they could be moved if necessary for pushchairs or wheelchairs and furniture could be lifted over the top. If she has a bee in her bonnet over something fairly recent, you might well find that the plants will get forgotten about after a while and will eventually disappear.

No, I should have done when I saw it being planned, but it is a bit late now - the workmen were there this morning!

Davesnave

There is no recognised measure called a 'slab,' but regardless of that, if the path is exactly two of these slabs wide, then your neighbour must leave yours alone and build the wall on her side of the dividing line.

This will mean her entrance would become even narrower than yours. Make it clear there is going to be no wall astride the boundary, so it must be on her side.

Once you point this out, she may see reason, but if she happens to be a lady of little practical ability, suggested by her intention, then perhaps she won't.

davholla

Davesnave wrote: »

There is no recognised measure called a 'slab,' but regardless of that, if the path is exactly two of these slabs wide, then your neighbour must leave yours alone and build the wall on her side of the dividing line.

This will mean her entrance would become even narrower than yours. Make it clear there is going to be no wall astride the boundary, so it must be on her side.

Once you point this out, she may see reason, but if she happens to be a lady of little practical ability, suggested by her intention, then perhaps she won't.

Thanks, apologies that I have not had a chance to measure this yet.

Davesnave

davholla wrote: »

No, I should have done when I saw it being planned, but it is a bit late now - the workmen were there this morning!

It's not too late.

Get things straight with the workmen asap regarding the positioning. They may need to put a foundation strip under your path, which I believe they can do, but they have to reinstate it as it was and shouldn't otherwise encroach.

davholla

Davesnave wrote: »

It's not too late.

Get things straight with the workmen asap regarding the positioning. They may need to put a foundation strip under your path, which I believe they can do, but they have to reinstate it as it was and shouldn't otherwise encroach.

If they do, they have not asked me for permission to do so. Whilst they work on it can they step on my path?

laidbackgjr

davholla wrote: »

I don't mind people having security, the problem is that this will make it a pain carrying shopping and if we ever move, we will either a) have to put in a french window in the front window, cut down a tree to get any furniture out
b) dismantle everything.
Also if we ever want to sell, it will make it harder to sell to people who have small children, friends in wheel chairs and possibly reduce the price.
Hopefully they will want to move and sell to someone more reasonable before we do (they might have to knock the wall down, if they want to get stuff out of their house).

I think the key here to understand is that you are only currently able to do all these things by trespassing on your neighbor's property. So perhaps if they've seen you doing this without asking their permission first they are upset and want to put up a boundary fence to stop trespassing occuring.