Should we have to pay

Exodi

teneighty wrote: »

So the fact they have a large drive and only own a motorbike justifies you encroaching on their property? I bet your neighbours are equally delighted with the move.

Oh behave, we're talking about a once month occurrence that my tires may accidentally sit a few centimetres over the painted line line. It seems a bit of a stretch to start banging on about encroachment?

If the neighbour was to be walking from my side, and walk the shorter distance across my half of the drive way to get their front door, would you also think it reasonable that I start lecturing them about trespass?

What happened to being neighbourly?

teneighty

Davesnave wrote: »

See my comment, typed as you posted. Bricks were laid overhand....badly!

The neighbour was convinced it was a get rich quick job, not a family home, so that 'justified' their appalling behaviour, which included things like playing music with obscene lyrics while people worked.

It's still a family home ten years on.

These situations always make me think about that classic line from the film "Cool Hand Luke"....."what we've got here is failure to communicate" but it has to be said in a slow southern drawl.

Davesnave

teneighty wrote: »

These situations always make me think about that classic line from the film "Cool Hand Luke"....."what we've got here is failure to communicate" but it has to be said in a slow southern drawl.

Many people's default position is that alterations by neighbours shouldn't impact them at all. Given the closeness of many properties, this is an unrealistic outlook and one that's bound to lead to upsets when planners judge matters differently.

martin1959

I may be the only one here who has some sympathy.

Who says they will get planning permission? By the sound of it, there extension is going to be close to your property, so there may be an issue with light etc, and they may not get approval.

Either your gardens are very small, or you are both very near boundaries...

I do know there was a situation where someone in our road was building up to the boundary, and next door refused them access. It had to go to court, and took ages. Eventually they were given access, but there were numerous conditions, and had to reinstate and make good any damage, which included any minor marks to the driveway, they had to erect dust barriers, and the cost for them escalated.

I would contact planning and ask what your rights to refuse access are, and what happens if you do. Once you know your rights, and your neighbour realises exactly what delays and expense you can cause him, he may be more willing to sit down and cough up some kind of compensation for the use of your land.