Driveway being used as neighbourhood play area

[Chafl]

I've just moved onto a new build estate, where most of the houses are off to the left or right of the main street, with neighbours sharing a narrow drive / access path (no pavement), which is unadopted by the council and for access only, not parking (don't have the deeds yet, but been referred to as this by the sales team).

Ours steps uphill and joins what is going to be a green area, when finished, and since the sun has come out, has attracted just about every child on the estate with their bikes, scooters, roller blades, skateboards..

I'm not just talking about neighbours' children playing in front of their own property next door, which I need to pass over to get home, (I am in the middle house) but loads of them constantly whizzing up and down outside, congregating and making it difficult to come and go.

The number of them means they encourage each other to keep going and won't move when you try to leave the driveway, so a quiet word with one won't really work.

I don't know any of their parents yet, and don't really want to get off on the wrong foot - be that upsetting them by asking them to leave, or allowing it to happen.

AIBU to think that it's only 'shared' for the actual residents and is actually our 'shared' private property, or should I (and the neighbourhood kids) be treating this like a public space?

Please don't be that neighbour... let the kids play. They've been stuck inside in front of a screen for a year now. Let them have a bit of fun during the holidays

They didn't need to be - parents could have taken them outside to play, walk in the park, country lanes etc.

@LampsOn

Please don't be that neighbour... let the kids play. They've been stuck inside in front of a screen for a year now. Let them have a bit of fun during the holidays.

On a new build estate they will have back gardens.

I agree with Cherry go to the sales office, if there is one and ask for signage to say it is a private road. Speak to your neighbours and get them on board. If the builders are reluctant to do it tell them you will put the sign up yourself. I had trouble somewhere I used to live with certain neighbours kids using my drive as a playground when I went out. I told them in no uncertain terms to get off my drive and stop kicking their ball at my garage door, go and kick your ball at your parents garage door. Looking back I wish I had gone round to their parents and told them straight to sort their bloody kids out.

How is this going OP, is it still the same? In a situation on my new build estate where I am currently looking at buying planters to create more boundary around my property and feeling annoyed that I have to spend time and money doing this.