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If your caravan is not causing any obstruction to your neighbours, or blocking their light, and if it is clean and respectable, then there should not be a problem.  If they do complain, ask them to be specific about their reason for doing so.

It's amazing how many people, who themselves "would not be seen dead in a caravan", have a totally jaundiced and irrational dislike for caravanners.

Bertie.

I approached my neighbour who as I have said is the best one could wish for and she was fine with it.  But I know people who have the most appaling neighbours - would you really seek the opinion of someone who is already making your life a misery.

Also are they just being nice when they say they don't have an issue?  You need to know them well enough to decide that.  Its good to ask, as long as you get the answer you want.  Peoples relations with their neighbours are unique.  If you you need to ask the question then maybe you already know the answer.

Brian

People are so varied in their attitudes that there is no simple stock answer.  The permutations of annoyance problems, legal interpretations and possible solutions could be as numerous as all the caravanners put together.   Unless you have the facility to store your van at home without it being visible to neighbours (e.g. mine is between house and garage, and behind high gates), then you have to walk on eggshells in getting the neighbours to accept the presence of your van.

The most important opinions are those of the adjacent neighbour on either side, and perhaps two or three immediately opposite you.  Once these people have no objection, you are then pretty well home and dry.

Bertie.

It is like everything else.  We all have our dislikes - breathing in someone elses tobacco smoke as you pass them is one of mine.  Do I have the right to ask them not to smoke in the street - of course not.  If people park in front of your property - its up to them.  Its not your road.  At the end of the day it is your property and you can put what you like on your drive visible or not.

There may be a covenant in the deeds, but its up to the whoever set the covenant to enforce it.  Its nice to for your neighbours not to disapprove, but if not then they will have to live with it.  I am sure if that is all they have to worry about then they are lucky.

Quote: Originally posted by brianconwy on 20/12/2007

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It is like everything else. We all have our dislikes



Yeah Brian,

You sound like you've got more than your fair share.

In what way vic? 

I haven't complained about my neighbours. The point I am making is that I am tolerant of other people.  If people don't like caravans there is little I can do about it. 

We keep our van on the drive.  It sits at the front.  We have no restrictions. We checked before buying, but did not ask our neighbours for their views as it is not their business. They cannot really see the van as they have huge Leylandii next to it.  Nobody across the street. 

 Other neighbour need not complain, I know quite a few VERY interesting things about him!!   They have 4 cars plus a Jeep thing and 2 trailers, they are often in front of our wall.   Even when there is plenty space in front of theirs. Sometimes we have a quiet word with them when our visiotors cannot get parked.

First neighbour has 2 cars on drive and plenty visitors, but they never park in front of us unless they are having a party.

We all rub along together!