New neighbour using my private garden...

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God, what a horribly stressful situation to find yourself in. I would totally hide behind closed curtains tonight.

Where is the access route to your garden OP? If it is only through your property then the neighbours must be well aware it is yours and this is not a 'I didn't realise' scenario. In that case I would get ready for a ding dong because they are obviously complete cunts. Even if they say they just wanted doors there so they could open them for air, and have no intention of stepping outside, that will still be a gross invasion of your privacy.

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Terrible for you OP.

NettletheElf did CFN have to take the conservatory down?

Chuckling at GutterStar's delight at 'real time updates' tomorrow. I am too but will be driving to the East coast, as a passenger, so hoping to have time to regularly check in on these updates before we reach our destination with limited wifi

Might sound a bit devils advocate but could it be they've installed it as a fire door with no intention of using it unless they need to. Just thinking in light of recent events. They may even have a right of egress in the event of a fire.

I would also recommend downloading a copy of their deeds from land registry. Our home has access rights over part of next doors driveway but their deeds are silent. It's more common than you think. Xx

Have you a side access to your garden? I'd padlock it if you do

You probably want to inform the neighbours above them incase it has made the building unsound so they can contact their building insurance. What a nightmare!

Not making light of your situation though, OP. It's bloody shitty and I'm hoping you get somewhere tomorrow.

PS The law on trespass (and advice on what to do)

www.mylawyer.co.uk/law-a-A76076D34460/?A76076D34460=

They can't just install a fire door, it's listed. The whole issue is it's listed. That changes the whole thing. If it was just a normal house it would be very different.

Fingers crossed they are just clueless and extremely horrified about being so short sighted etc

And you saying you hope you made a mistake, surely they still should have notified you about needing access to your garden etc. No way is this something you've got wrong, irregardless of planning permission and a grade listed building, it's not their land!

Did OP post a diagram?

Was it an oriel window?

I think you win craziest neighbour ever award! Hope building control hand their arse to them on a plate.

I was thinking the same as you Annie....

Anyone with a hint of reasonableness would have mentioned any work like that, especially if it was taking place when they weren't there to supervise, to a neighbour anyway even if they believed it to be a 'shared' garden.

They're fuckers. Don't compromise or back down FGS!

I think Annie has a good idea about getting a copy of the land registry info (it's not much) as that might be handy to refer to tomorrow too.

I am very excited about live updates!

Wow - I just cannot believe the entitlement of some people - listed building changes, accessing a neighbour's garden, leaving it in a state and not so much as a "we were thinking of...."

I hope the book gets thrown at them.

Take care.

Is all of the garden listed in the title of your flat or is just access to the garden? And is the CFNs window/door wall listed as a party wall?

I'm curious if the garden is actually communal land that OP gets exclusive use of by default as none of the neighbours can access it due the conservation of the block of buildings.

This will be in the Daily Mail for sure. See how long it takes...

Have you contacted the freeholder?

OP ask the planners if they can secure the area with Heras fence..as it may now be a dangerous structure ( the metal temp building site fence) or if not hire some from your local hire shop and get it back on house insurance. then claim, against neighbours

madness!

They might have done it for many reasons but because they weren't kind/polite enough to speak to Op she doesn't know.

Also, the builders might not know all of the ins & outs, but they have worked on a listed building without checking for permission & provided access into a garden where there was none previously.

Arses!