Me and my semi-detached neighbour have an odd boundary at the rear - rather than a rectangular garden, we have a triangular one sort of like shown in the picture (red area is council owned land and green is the neighbours - the council land is unused and overgrown and no one has access to the land).
It appears to me that my neighbours 4m rear extension may slightly encroach into the council land. Permission has been granted and works are underway. If it was a 3m extension it may have come in within the boundary.
My question - what is the implication of this given that the council has approved? When I do my extension, can I also do the same - encroach a little? What are the risks? Its unusable land and no one has access to it. Historically the council have owned it as there is a stream running behind the property and this may have been a drainage area. There are no obvious fences or markings, the title deeds show the odd-shaped ownership but ordinance maps do not.
It appears to me that my neighbours 4m rear extension may slightly encroach into the council land. Permission has been granted and works are underway. If it was a 3m extension it may have come in within the boundary.
My question - what is the implication of this given that the council has approved? When I do my extension, can I also do the same - encroach a little? What are the risks? Its unusable land and no one has access to it. Historically the council have owned it as there is a stream running behind the property and this may have been a drainage area. There are no obvious fences or markings, the title deeds show the odd-shaped ownership but ordinance maps do not.