Help - Council Trying To Stop Me Parking My Cars On My Drive

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pmanson said:

What wheels are they on the MX5 parked by the VR6? Like the look.

They are 16" SSR Type V, Very light, semi forged alloys, cost £250+ each, I don't like the look of them so open to offers !

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I guess we've covered this all now, so unless someone else has some cracking advice I suggest we get back to talking about cars in the other threads.

Thanks

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4WD said:

Sometimes it might be an idea to bear other's in mind.

I have gone out of my way to do that... look at the pics, I took a vacant house surrounded by 45+ ft laylandi and spent a fortune to make it nice, admittedly I haven't finished the front but I can't due to the council planners (being difficult with my new application)

I have made various suggestions and would just like to be left alone...

I like looking at cars... others don't...

I don't like kids, old people, fat people... but hey I have to put up with them... I don't think I'm asking too much for them to put up with me.

Oh and I had a TVR... hence the name... but I couldn't put up with the constant breakdowns, so I sold it and kept the MX5's, not quite as quick, but very reliable. Turbo's making around 240bhp.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/de

There's quite a bit of difference between that pic and mine !

'They're citing the requirement for planning permission from change of use to car storage.'

But I'm saying that there isn't any such car storage

'Car parks are commercial ventures'

Not Car parks, car parking - which I am allowed.

'It's, they're arguing, a breach of planning requirements'

I get that but I'm arging it isn't 'storage' therefore no breech.

'Many properties are covenanted against the use of driveways for commercial vehicles'

I know but mine is old and there is no covenent, plus the previous owner ran a laundry business from here.

'You can't park a vehicle under a SORN on the road'

I know I was going to park the 4 taxed vehicles in the road.

'Since you are seeking planning permission, I strongly suggest a conciliatory approach'

I know I guess... you should have seen the first few drafts !

'Softly softly catchee monkey every time'

I used to be a land buyer for various housing co.s and am sick of their U turns and incompetence... we pretty much always have to appeal and we pretty much always won, so we were right and they were wrong but it cost us a year and £1000's

Planning is a pretty crappy service.

But thanks for the advice.

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Well I wrote a nicer letter giving little info.

They said that I didn't comply with their request and was techncally in violation...

I asked for all relevent info. and it seems that there have been successful prosecutions for having as little as 5 or 6 cars on your drive (needless to say there wasn't much info supplied)

However as I said I was trying to sell some they said they are 'monitering' the situation.

Meanwhile following repeated theft / damage I have built a high fence and hidden 2 behind it.

So only 5 are on view...

We'll see.

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Yes they say that I have 'more cars than it is reasonably expected as a by product of living in the house'

IE I bought the house as it has lots of parking, rather than for the enjoyment of the house, which is correct but so what...

they say that for more than 4-7 cars (their words) a change of use is required.

No all my neighbours are happy... its an annoying old couple who live around the corner.

I did point out that I'd simply park them on the road if I couldn't keep them on the drive...

I can't believe it got to the stage it did really.