Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Sep 21, 2010 6:17 am My storybook home build: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=57987 Re: Neighbour's driveway intrudes on my block 5Sep 21, 2010 11:24 am Metricon Riva 33 - http://herlihy-riva.blogspot.com Site start 15/03/2010 - Handover 23/12/2010 9 months and 8 days (284 calendar days) from site start to handover Re: Neighbour's driveway intrudes on my block 6Sep 21, 2010 11:33 am Is that almost half of their driveway? I'd be mentioning it to them at the least. Not sure how much it will affect any plans you might have but consider your frontage and how wide it is. Then what do you want to do about it? We have two neighbours encroaching on our land and it's not a problem for us ATM but if we want to do anything near that boundary it becomes an issue due to setbacks etc. People make one happy, not houses? I do not think so. Houses are more to be trusted than people. Elizabeth Aston, Mr. Darcy's Daughters http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmDX0tgONFs http://lightndreamy.blogspot.com/ Re: Neighbour's driveway intrudes on my block 7Sep 23, 2010 1:38 pm Hmm I agree with the other posters I would mention it and definitely think carefully about whether it will affect your future plans for that space. Personally I would really want it removed, if you have proof from a surveyor that it definitely encroaches on your land. It's your land that you have to pay for and 1.5 m is not a small amount in my opinion! Plus there's the risk of a neighbour claiming adverse possession when boundaries are encroached upon -if you do a google search you'll find information on this. ~*~Moved in on the 16th April 2011~*~ Re: Neighbour's driveway intrudes on my block 8Sep 23, 2010 1:42 pm Isn't there some type of council land between your block and the road? Or your block goes right to the road? The reason I ask is because if it's where the driveway meets the raod, that would generally be council land. We have no footpath out the front of our house and no defined front boundary, but our block actually stops 5 metres from the road. I thought there had to be some type of buffer. I might be misunderstanding. I leave you to fend for yourself, figure things out yourself. Terrence Malick Re: Neighbour's driveway intrudes on my block 9Sep 24, 2010 4:01 am I think its a little weird they didnt check with you about the boundaries of your land. a simple question would of stopped you from having this headache. ID deff. ask them about it Re: Neighbour's driveway intrudes on my block 10Sep 24, 2010 8:03 am You could probably deal with adverse possession by asking your neighbour to sign an agreement allowing them to use that land for free. That makes your ownership of the land clear. Assuming it is actually yours and not the council's. Metricon Riva 33 - http://herlihy-riva.blogspot.com Site start 15/03/2010 - Handover 23/12/2010 9 months and 8 days (284 calendar days) from site start to handover Re: Neighbour's driveway intrudes on my block 11Sep 24, 2010 4:44 pm In everyones interest get your neighbour to shift the driveway. It may be good (& easier) to be 'neighbourly' at the moment but down the track not taking the issue to a 'legal' resolution may come back to bite you. Peter Clarkson - AusDesign Australia www.ausdesign.com.au This information is intended to provide general information only. It does not purport to be a comprehensive advice. Re: Neighbour's driveway intrudes on my block 12Sep 26, 2010 7:28 am joles Isn't there some type of council land between your block and the road? Or your block goes right to the road? The reason I ask is because if it's where the driveway meets the raod, that would generally be council land. We have no footpath out the front of our house and no defined front boundary, but our block actually stops 5 metres from the road. I thought there had to be some type of buffer. I might be misunderstanding. Correct, even on land without a footpath, there is still usually a portion of the land that is 'council' owned. Indeed even if you do have a foot path this may not be built on the land boundary, some are built right next to the gutter. When I had my place built I built my driveway to this boundary and the developer built the last 5 metres or so to the road. What is of interest is my place is on an inwards curve in the road, so the bulk of my drive is not parallel to the road. From my garage my drive goes in a straight line down the boundary to the end of my land, but on the government land (nature strip) it then kinks right a little so that it is then at 90' to the road. My neighbors does the same, which means their "kink" crosses towards my place. If you were to draw a straight line down my boundary to the road it would cross this part of their drive. However since it is on government land it isn't my land so no issue. So to the OP does your road curve too or is it dead straight? Also have you worked out exactly where your land (really) ends? Re: Neighbour's driveway intrudes on my block 13Sep 27, 2010 6:28 am The council usually has to sign off on crossovers/driveways before they are built. If they did and the placement is wrong it will be up to council to fix. If they didn't and the driveway was placed anyway then it is an illegal crossover and your neighbours or neighobours builders responsibility. Get it moved. Rule of thumb the sides and rear fences are required for privacy and exclusive use of the back yard. There is a mutual benefit to BOTH neighbours so it is a shared… 1 2343 I want to build a bigger driveway (without a nature strip) than has been approved under my CDC. I’ve also had a DA approved to build a deck. 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