Boundary & Parking Dispute

silvercar

eddddy wrote: »

So from the plans etc, it looks like:

• The previous owner has extended the gravel over part of the public highway

• The "old man" is parking on the gravel which is part of the public highway. (i.e. The EA was mistaken when they said the "old man" was parking in the neighbour's space.)

• Your neighbour has correctly identified their parking space (in front of where the "old man" parks)

• Your neighbour may have trouble accessing their parking space, because of the "old man's" car - so the neighbour might have to drive over your land to get to their space.

Your neighbour should notify the authority that his access rights are being blocked by "old man's car". The council should then arrange for the "old man's car" to be ticketed/ removed. All assuming that the correct access rights/ dropped kerb were put in place when the spot first became a legal parking space.

You certainly shouldn't have to make part of your driveway available for shared access just because someone parks their car blocking their access. imagine it was a "normal" driveway in front of a house, if some twit decides to block the driveway, the neighbour doesn't provide access over their own driveway.

Just because someone has been sprinkling gravel a bit too liberally, it doesn't take away rights that would be obvious if some more defining barriers were visible.

AdrianC

sussexcat wrote: »

My view is that the fence was there when we both bought it

That's irrelevant.

The plan is the only thing that's authoritative. Your solicitor should have invited you to go over the plan with him, during the conveyancing, to ensure that what you were actually buying is what you thought you were buying. Likewise for your neighbour and their solicitor.


So green is your neighbour, red is you?



Comparing the aerial, the map, and the two photos does look as if somebody's been VERY cheeky and annexed the lane. If that's really so, then the Corsa's parking is the least of your problems... But I'd say that the Corsa is probably parked roughly on the road, outside the red-bounded area, and the green parking space is behind it.