House Parking Issue - Allocated parking space to the front of the property?

joshcrev

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SmashedAvacado

If the parking area is within your red line then it is likely to be your parking area, unless that parking area has been adopted as highway - in which case its part of the highway. What did your solicitor tell you about this when you bought? they would have done a highways search? ask for a copy of it - this will show you the extent of the highway.

silvercar

It won't let me post a picture of my deed, made sure they are anonymous, due to being a new user.

Post the link without the www and someone will sort it out for you.

My title plan clearly shows the red line boundaries encapsulate not only my front garden but the space in front of the garden too, so this further leads me to believe that I do have the right to park outside my property.

Title deeds win, unless your neighbour has the area in their title deeds too, unlikely but not impossible.

SmashedAvacado

silvercar wrote: »

Post the link without the www and someone will sort it out for you.



Title deeds win, unless your neighbour has the area in their title deeds too, unlikely but not impossible.

or unless the area owned by you has been adopted as public highway.

joshcrev

Thanks for the responses so far: below is the link (I've removed http part)

imgur.com/4K8ZfHn

Also, just to note my actual next door neighbour is selling her property and is listed on the estate agents website as having a driveway and 2 allocated parking spots at the front of the property.

I will look into the highway search as well.

Hasbeen

joshcrev wrote: »

Thanks for the responses so far: below is the link (I've removed http part)

imgur.com/4K8ZfHn

Also, just to note my actual next door neighbour is selling her property and is listed on the estate agents website as having a driveway and 2 allocated parking spots at the front of the property.

I will look into the highway search as well.

https://imgur.com/4K8ZfHn

Elinore

https://imgur.com/4K8ZfHn

cross posted with the above

ReadingTim

I'd suggest that unless the "space" is clearly marked out, clearly identified as belonging to a property (ie numbered), or clearly on private land (as opposed to an unclear continuation of the road, pavement or other public space) then it's going to be difficult to enforce whatever right you may have all of the time, as there will always be scope for confusion/lack of clarity.

Furthermore, regardless of what's technically yours, unless you can physically restrict someone's access, there's no way you can prevent someone who deliberately chooses to park there, unless you yourself occupy it.

Sorry if this isn't what you want to hear - having rights is one thing, enforcing them is another. Guess that's why they say possession is nine tenths of the law...

Sea_Shell

Once you establish its not adopted highway (hopefully) and definitely part of your property then I'd suggest painting your house number on it, also is there any way to install anti parking bollards, without blocking anyone else?

G_M

Elinore wrote: »

https://imgur.com/4K8ZfHn

cross posted with the above

so are we talking about the area marked with what looks like an 'E' on the Plan?


That certainly looks like it could be adopted highway. The fact tat you own the land does not preclude adoption as highway.

joshcrev

Had a look into the highways search, which does show that it is adopted highway.

Overall looks like even though it is in-front of my property, and included in my boundaries I don't have a right to tell anyone they should be keeping it clear, outside of just common courtesy.

Will write them a note and hopefully they are willing to brush it under the carpet!