Right of Way to driveway beyond

custardy

cb01agw wrote: »

Hi

I have managed to upload the two pictures which show the land registry boundary and what I am intending to put there. Hope the links work!!





Thank you for all your help, Andrew

Edited for images.

cb01agw

Unfortunately I have tried this a number of times, always being polite. We even have visitors bays in our cul-de-sac and I have asked them to use those or their drive. After I have spoken to them it works for a week or so and then they park there again! We also have something to gain from growing the hedge, as it will look nicer than seeing a brick wall opposite (or cars!). But I agree it should be as simple as (a) it is private property and (b) it is simply a right of way, which they are impeding by parking their car there!

I want to check that I am not contravening something if I put troughs there. My father-in-law fears that it could be viewed as an obstruction or that we could be sued if someone collides with them. I think he is being over the top but I wanted to check. This isn't a road, it is just a piece of tarmac two neighbours have to cross to get to their drives, the piece of tarmac goes nowhere.

Thanks, Andrew

rach_k

I don't think I would put anything tight against the neighbour's wall, just in case it traps damp or anything, but I'd still put planters on the drive. How is the visibility? If you can easily see from one end to the other, even if you took up half of the road, would it matter? They'd still have access but it wouldn't be two cars wide so they couldn't park there (they'd just have to wait at the entrance/on their drive for if somebody was coming the other way).

cb01agw

Hi, visibility is fine across the piece of land. It is really too tight for two cars to pass anyway, it is only just possible so it is usual practice for them to give way. Only two houses use the right of way so not major traffic! Good point about the proximity of the hedge to the building wall. The person who owns the house is happy for the troughs to go next to his house wall but I agree with you it makes sense to leave a gap.

Thanks, Andrew

Norman_Castle

http://www.boundary-problems.co.uk/boundary-problems/priv-r-o-w.html#vehicular%20private%20right%20of%20way

A right of way is for access only, not for parking.

stator

Does the HMO have an HMO licence? Check your council's HMO policy.
If it doesn't, complain to the council.