Extending the garden - permission, neighbours and any other potential dramas

Shikkaka

Shikkaka

Shikkaka

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Hello all,

I'll shortly be moving back into my house and I'm looking to renovate and extend the garden. Having lived without a garden for the last 2 years I've realised how much I miss one and I'm looking to make use of the space I have as much as possible.

With that in mind, I'm looking to extend the garden onto part of the driveway, see picture. The white boundary is my land, the red area is currently driveway

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I am guessing I wouldn't need any sort of planning permission for this? And as a courtesy only, I would inform the neighbours of the planned work?

Can anyone foresee any other potential dramas?
 
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Ideally I'd dig it up and replace with turf. How do you mean make the entrance more cramped? The entrance is at the front where the location pin is.

The wheelie bins would be moved forward behind the new fence. If it has it was before my ownership
 
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dLockers said:
Looks like a shared driveway given the number of bins?

So yes you'd have to consult with neighbours. Are you really going to gain much?
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Not a massive amount, just trying to maximize the garden space for me and my lad. Seems on the face of it a pretty straight forward thing to do with a bit of graft.
 
radderfire said:
Oh OK, my misunderstanding. Looking at the new pics, it looks as though you could currently fit 2 cars plus wheelie bins on the driveway, but could you after your modification? If not, you might affect the value of the house, as parking is important to people.
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You probably could.... just, but then one car would be "overhanging" the front of the house. Being a single bloke with a 5 year old, I wouldn't have to worry about that but I see your point when selling on.
 
Kurgen said:
PS im no fencing expert, but how are you intending on putting up the posts without damaging your neighbours tarmac
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Kurgen said:
The law requires fair use whether the shared driveway is owned by two properties or just one. But, the law also expects users of shared driveways to act considerately. So, that includes not continuously blocking the driveway to the detriment of others. And this does not just apply to parked cars. Skips and building materials on driveways are common complaints.

By putting a fence up you are potential restricting their access to a shared space (opening car doors etc), so you they may have a legal case against you, and yes you will more than likely need planning permission for that, or at least to consult your local planning officer first..

if the above is still acceptable than you still clearly need to make sure all the fences and posts are on the inside of your boundary
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Noted, sounds like I'd need to the very least get the neighbors written permission and run it by local planning. At which point it would fast become more hassle than it's worth.

Regarding fence posts, at this point I've no idea :cry:. I'd ask a local fencing person that very question. Again, if it risks causing damage then it's probably more hassle than it's worth.
 
Semple said:
It looks an odd driveway because there's then a visible gap to the left which you'd assume was another boundary, where does the house exist for this driveway.

It looks shared, but if it's like ours it's not classed as a shared drive. Whilst they exist side-by-side, each neighbour owns their respective half with no rights over the other half.

A shared driveway was typically a thing for older houses that had garages at the rear, and a single width driveway going between the houses for access. In these situations both neighbours would have equal rights, and typically a covenant would be in place to prevent parking/blocking someone in.
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It belongs to the house next to mine (to the south in the picture). It's exactly as you described, looks a shared driveway but very much classed as 2 separate, my land and their land.
 
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