Property boundary includes road. Rights?

Alanmelon

I'm in the process of purchasing a property which is situated at the end of a cul-de-sac, the road of which is council adopted and permit controlled.
The property boundary as per land registry plans includes the full width of the road at the end of the cul-de-sac as sketched below.
I wondered what I rights I have regarding the area of road within the boundary. Can I limit who parks there? Can the council enforce permit restrictions on this area? I appreciate that access needs to be maintained.
Many thanks.

davidmcn

If that bit of the road is adopted (if so it looks like it's right at the end of the road) then for all practical purposes your ownership of it is irrelevant - the council maintains it and you don't control who uses it.

princeofpounds

And to be clear, that includes parking. It's now a public road.

greatcrested

As above.

However you can stand on it, jump up and down, and shout "Mine! Mine!!....

Alanmelon

Thanks for the answers. For the sake of clarity, where would it be formally recorded where the boundary of the adopted road lies? Also are there procedures or precedent for having a road unadopted?

davidmcn

Alanmelon said:

Thanks for the answers. For the sake of clarity, where would it be formally recorded where the boundary of the adopted road lies? Also are there procedures or precedent for having a road unadopted?

The council will have records (though sometimes there is nothing particularly precise about it - in practice you should be able to see where the council's tarmac ends!).

Yes, roads can be unadopted, and if it were then your ownership would then spring back into some sort of relevance. But that generally only happens if the road stops being a road e.g. if it is diverted, or there is a development which requires the road to be built on.

Salemicus

If the road were unadopted, guess who'd have to pay for its repair and maintenance?

greatcrested

Salemicus said:

If the road were unadopted, guess who'd have to pay for its repair and maintenance?

yeah but then could charge the owners of the end house 5p each time they wanted to drive across it....

ElephantBoy57

Alanmelon said:

Thanks for the answers. For the sake of clarity, where would it be formally recorded where the boundary of the adopted road lies? Also are there procedures or precedent for having a road unadopted?

If you owned that part of the road and it was unadopted, responsibilities for the utilities, water and sewage etc would be yours.

coachman12

I agree with posters who ignore any rights you may have-----you don't have any IMO.
I am more concerned that you understand that unadopted roads can bring costs, especially when it comes to repair. Check with your solicitor and make sure they do their job properly and advise you in definitive terms exactly what the legal status is. Good luck----it looks a nice quiet location.

Black_Cat2

greatcrested said:

As above.

However you can stand on it, jump up and down, and shout "Mine! Mine!!....

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