Boundary Assistance

PULLMYFINGER · 29 Jun 2016

I wondered if anyone here could help.

See photo......The red brick bungalow is coming up for sale and owns the land in the photo right up to red line (boundary line). I have asked the owner of the red bricked bungalow how the neighbour was able to build right up to her boundary line and roof verge / barge actually overhangs the boundary to which she had no idea. Now i'm probably wrong hence being here but would the neighbours not have had to inform the red bungalow owner by serving some sort of notice as any possibility of development on the red bungalows land will now be restricted due to close proximity of the white bungalow.

Any help would be great?

Nakajo · 29 Jun 2016

Seems like it's all ancient history now.

PULLMYFINGER · 29 Jun 2016

I'm looking to buy the red bungalow with the idea of building on the land. Obviously i cant do anything about whats there now but if the neighbour kicks up a stink about my proposals at least i will have some grounds to say....look come on your property hasn't exactly been built as it should have been. So it may be ancient history but its the decider between me putting in an offer or not?

like i said i only want assistance as to the situation to help make up my mind

freddiemercurystwin · 29 Jun 2016

How do you know it hasn't been built as it was supposed to be? Maybe the white house was there first?

PULLMYFINGER · 29 Jun 2016

Owner or red bungalow told me it was built 10 years ago

wessex101 · 29 Jun 2016

At a guess the roof verge is committing trespass so you could sue for damages. I doubt you would get much of a payout though, doubt it would cover you legal costs.

PULLMYFINGER · 29 Jun 2016

o.k cheers...not want to sue anyone or create a fuss just wanted to know legally what the standpoint was for a building built onto/over the boundary before i put any offer in

Thanks

^woody^ · 29 Jun 2016

PULLMYFINGER said:
would the neighbours not have had to inform the red bungalow owner by serving some sort of notice as any possibility of development on the red bungalows land will now be restricted due to close proximity of the white bungalow.

No

But that white bungalow will be a deciding factor in whether planning permission is appropriate for that infil plot

wessex101 · 29 Jun 2016

From that small snapshot it looks like fairly open countryside. A cramped infill plot looks highly dubious from a Planning perspective.

Nakajo · 29 Jun 2016

See Right of Eavesdrop

Deleted2797112 · 29 Jun 2016

How do you know where the boundary actually is? Using the red line on a Land Registry plan to 'assume' where the boundary is, is incorrect.

oldbutnotdead · 3 Jul 2016

You're not meant to do stuff like that (have gutters or verges hanging over next doors' land) but the only way to stop it is at planning application stage (if the plans show the overhang then the landowner can object) or at construction stage. After that you're going to be stuck with it

If your purchase depends on building on the green bit I'd be having a good read of the local plan and maybe a chat with local planners to get their thoughts on developing the space

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