I'm not sure if this is the correct sub-forum for this question but here goes.
One of our neighbours has block paved a space that according to the land registry doesn't belong to the property.
I've attached a crude drawing of what the property layout would have originally been like, with the red line outlining the boundry according to the land registry.
Originally the 'fenced off garden' would have been fenced off, with an access gate on the 'parking space' side of the fence. The parking space area was originally open.
Over the years it looks like someone bought the house from the council, and assumed that the parking space was part of the property, as a result they built a brick wall from the garage and all the way around replacing the fence for the 'fenced off garden'.
Someone else has then bought the house, pulled the wall down at had the parking space and the fenced off garden area block paved to create a double drive, just like many of us have done in the street as there's not a lot of parking.
My query is, what action would a council take if they were to find out that land had been 'taken' over by one of the previous owners? This isn't one of those questions where we want to notify the council, as we get on well with the neighbours, I'm just curious about it. Would the council simply ignore it, or somehow have the plans changed, or would they expect the owner to pay to buy the land?
Our property is the same layout as the neighbours, we've also had a double drive installed too, however land registry shows our 'parking space' is within our boundry, but not the neighbours.
One of our neighbours has block paved a space that according to the land registry doesn't belong to the property.
I've attached a crude drawing of what the property layout would have originally been like, with the red line outlining the boundry according to the land registry.
Originally the 'fenced off garden' would have been fenced off, with an access gate on the 'parking space' side of the fence. The parking space area was originally open.
Over the years it looks like someone bought the house from the council, and assumed that the parking space was part of the property, as a result they built a brick wall from the garage and all the way around replacing the fence for the 'fenced off garden'.
Someone else has then bought the house, pulled the wall down at had the parking space and the fenced off garden area block paved to create a double drive, just like many of us have done in the street as there's not a lot of parking.
My query is, what action would a council take if they were to find out that land had been 'taken' over by one of the previous owners? This isn't one of those questions where we want to notify the council, as we get on well with the neighbours, I'm just curious about it. Would the council simply ignore it, or somehow have the plans changed, or would they expect the owner to pay to buy the land?
Our property is the same layout as the neighbours, we've also had a double drive installed too, however land registry shows our 'parking space' is within our boundry, but not the neighbours.