New Neighbours Building Works

[Leofric]

You need to look at the deeds to see what works are allowed/not allowed.
as the houses are less than ten years old expect the developers to have a view on the neighbours plans.

I know there are a number of restrictive covenants on the transfer document which prohibit most of the above plans.

Macca80 seems to know that.( I think )

 

[Leofric]

The house next door to me has just sold and my girlfriend overheard the new owners talking about their grand designs for it.

Can't help wondering how somebody could overhear the neighbour's plans for so many things in so much detail

 

[Leofric]

Garage - unless the drive is very long, they won't get permission for that as you need a certain distance (5m?) from garage door to road.

6m from front of garage to adopted footway or road if no footway.

 

[Leofric]

Building the garage to join on to my detached property - can't do that, its likely that you aren't built right up to the boundary but the boundary aligns with your roof

Might be missing something but I can't figure out how a boundary aligns with a roof

 

[Leofric]

I know some newer estates must maintain off-street parking to match house size / number of bedrooms. Don't know if this is a national thing or done at local level though.

The propose site layout approved by the local planning authority shows the number of parking spaces and garages and this forms part of the planning consent.

 

[Leofric]

I made an informal enquiry about development restrictions on the estate to the local planning department. Fortunately they sent me a copy of the planning decision notice for the development.

What about removal of permitted development rights I would bet pd rights have been removed on a development approved in the last few years.

 

[Leofric]

Hopefully they don't plan on building a monster rear extension to make up for it!

You need to know what they are planning to do.

 

[motorbiking]

Might be missing something but I can't figure out how a boundary aligns with a roof

You cannot build over your neighbours land. Boundary registrations are arial view top down. The eaves are the extremity of the building as they would overhang 6 or so inches. So for most detached houses even though the neighbour has access up to the wall the edge of the property, the boundary is in line with roof.

I.e. you cannot do this (even though planning might approve it), without agreement from the neighbour. Unfortunately, once its done, courts are reluctant to undo it and compensation/damages often don't go beyond a few thousand.

 

[JP_]

that is shocking. So glad I have a defined boundary all the way around my house. Used to be in a semi-detached, that was not much fun with my crazy neighbours!

 

[Leofric]

You cannot build over your neighbours land. Boundary registrations are arial view top down. The eaves are the extremity of the building as they would overhang 6 or so inches.

Yes ,I know that (I have drawn plenty of conveyancing plans ) but I have never known things described as 'boundary aligning with the roof '. Anyway ,we will all now know what you mean.
ps re photo - how the hell was that ever allowed

 

[motorbiking]

Forgive me - this is not my specialty in Law. I suspect if I'd said eaves not roof it would have been clearer.

in the above example - its worth remembering that you can get approval (from a planning and building control pov) to build on land you do not own. That does not mean you have the right to do so.

There have been plenty of cases of people applying for planning on their neighbours land in order to get it rejected, to stop future similar plans.

 

[Leofric]

in the above example - its worth remembering that you can get approval (from a planning and building control pov) to build on land you do not own. That does not mean you have the right to do so.

Yes, anybody can apply for planning permission providing you fill in the correct certificate on the application form and serve notice on the landowner.

There have been plenty of cases of people applying for planning on their neighbours land in order to get it rejected, to stop future similar plans.

Not heard of it being done for that reason,

usually done if somebody is considering purchasing land or property for developing the site as far as I know ,but I think we are maybe getting away from the original queries.​