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Can't see why anyone should bother if you have van behind the building line. I live in a semi and when I look out of window like to look up and down the road, would'nt like a van in front of building line blocking the view

Jen

On our Close there are nine bungalows. There are also three caravans and one mobile home parked in driveways. No one objects  A further neighbour is hoping to get a caravan in the near future. We all tolerate each other and some of us even go away together.

Quote: Originally posted by The 2 Tops on 27/4/2007

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Our caravan is parked between the house and the garage, and is behind tall gates, so we don't have a problem.

Regarding covenants, our deeds say we cannot erect a fence at the front (house built 1969).   I did contact our council planning dept., and asked if this was so.  The reply was that the builders could not dictate what I could or could not do.  Provided the fence was not above one metre high, go ahead.

The point I am making is that deed covenants do not carry the same weight as planning rules. And I think some of these covenants expire after a short period.

Bertie.

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Unless it is the local planning authority who placed the covenant then as far as they are concerned they do not exist.

Covenants can be enforced and breaking them runs the risk of them being enforced, however it is up to the person who placed the covenant to enforce them nobody else has the right. If you do something which breaks the covenant and the person who placed it objects and threatens court action to enforce it you would be wise to accept their decision because if you are taken to court you will lose and it could prove very costly.