My sister came home from a few days away and found this has happened.

The roof on the right is her kitchen roof. The neighbours on the left have decided to build an extension.
They got planning permission.... But.... Have decided to extend 18" into my sisters property !!
She came home and found scaffolding up in her garden and a brick wall almost touching her roof.
They are freaking out because the planning dept are not interested, they say it's a civil case. Police say not interested.
Their lawyer has told them not to do anything silly (violence, damage etc) and to take them to court. He says they will win because it is obvious it has been built on their land, but it will cost £2500 to get things rolling...
Neighbours eh! :shock:

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What about trespassing onto their land/property ?? Your sis can maybe charge the workers and anyone else with trespassing, damages etc. The trespassing should get the police awake ?? MY 2010 5.0 SC Galway green and sand interior!!
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Friend had neighbour wanting a garage extension right up to the boundry he objected but couldnt stop it so made them do all the work from their side and make it narrower as the foundations would have been on my friends land.
pointing always looked a mess and the garage was to narrow for the car.
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Police are not interested in the trespassing aspect as no damage has been done. They say it is a civil dispute. Previously..
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What about damage to the land due to scaffolding and crap dropped by the workers. They'd better get some counsel quick on this and send a formal letter to the neighbours objecting as well as informing them of the intent to take them to court and ask for damages over and above all cost.

Also they should do similar to the planning department for not doing their due diligence !!! MY 2010 5.0 SC Galway green and sand interior!!
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Does your sister have Legal Protection cover as part of her house insurance?
If so she should be using it.
I hope the title deeds to her property are dimensioned accurately if not she will need a survey carried out by a profesional land surveyor.

^ She is phoning her ins.comp. right now. The deeds will be getting viewed ASAP she says. Previously..
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That to me looks like they have the neighbours have exceeded their planning consent and are trying to act like a bunch of it would not make it through planning without a 1 metre ( aprox )gap for fire brake and amenity , it is now a matter for building control .
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Something to think about.
Most Legal Protection policies do not cover the cost of land surveys which will enevitably will be required.
To get round this make sure the appointed solicitor appoints a land surveyor as a potential expert witness, the cost of the surveyors fees will then be bourne by the Legal Protection Policy.

Speak to the planning enforcement officer not the planning dept. If the extension is built outside the plans submitted then he can serve an enforcement notice on the property and stop he build until the problem is resolved. - thats what he's paid to do so make hm do it. (you will get the usual BS to start with because they don't like it costing them) Also speak to the building control officer in charge of the project and ask him to explain why he has approved work carried out (footings etc in the wrong place). Put everything in writing including writing to the neighbour expessing your grievences and intentions if need be to pursue through the courts.


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It's also helpful to obtain a copy of your sisters neighbours Title Deeds for comparison purposes.
Obtainable from the Land Registry for a nominal search fee.

http://www.landregistryonline.net/

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Cheers guys... I am passing all of this on.  Previously..
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Oh, and you are actually helping another FFRR owner.... She owns a TDV8  Previously..
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omg that's ridiculous! Throw the book at them!

Disgusting

We had issue with parking... I tweeted local councillor , he got straight onto it and escalated to correct department the same day

Local Papers love a story like this , seen something similar recently down here...
Make the planning officer look a clown bu making a fuss and they may be inclined to act. Alcohol and eBay is never a good mix

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