Unadopted Road

[Suetheramble]

My neighbour has painted in a parking space outside his maisonette. I believe it is an unadopted road and this parking space is not his but he said it is in the deeds of his house. How can I check?

[Buenchico]

Click 'Find a Property' here, and download the Title Plan for his property for £3:
http://www.landregistry.gov.uk/public/online-services

[grasscarp]

I didnt know you could adopt a road. I want to adopt the M25.

[Suetheramble]

Thank you

[Suetheramble]

Sorry but I am naive in this matter. What copy should I go for to show if a parking space on the road( outside his house)belongs to his maisonette?

[The Builder]

Sue. On the Title Document that Chris refers to, there will most likely be an "easement" recorded relating to the access road.
If it mentions particular parking rights then fine. You'll most likely find that it refers to the road only as far as you all have access. In that case, you could park in his "space", and there would be nothing he could do to stop you.
Look for the easement.

[buildersmate]

An 'adopted' road means the local authority have accepted it as part of the public highway and they are responsible for maintaining it.

Conversely, the land forming an unadopted road is owned by someone else. It could be the freehold landlord if these maisonettes are leasehold, or it could be that all the properties on the development own a share of this land. It seems unlikely to be that one person 'owns' the space outside his maisonette, but if he did you would see it if you downloaded the title register and title plan for his property using the link Buenchico gave you.

Easements are a different thing. An easement giving a right of way over another's land entitles one to pass/repass over it. It does NOT give a right to park on it - only pass over it. If the road is owned by the landlord or another party, as The Builder says, it is 100% certain that you have an easement recording that you can pass along the access road. You tedious neighbour will have the same. But it is virtually unheard of that he gets the sole right to park on this road - only in a space allocated when the development was completed - not where it thinks he can just get his paintbrush out to create.

[Buenchico]

I would expect the title PLAN (not the register) to have the space marked. For example, I've got a parking space on a piece of ground around the corner from my house. It's not attached to, or adjoining, any of the main part of my property but it's still clearly show on the title plan.

[buildersmate]

Downloading only the title plan won't enable interpretation of any easement areas shown on the title plan. He needs both, costing £6 in all.

[Nini74]

why do you want to check? are you not able to park there too? or do you not have your own space? i'm a bit confused tbh......

[Suetheramble]

Thank you for your answers I have received a copy of the title plan and the parking space is not shown as belonging to the maisonette.

[buildersmate]

There we go then - he was trying it on - just as we thought! Good luck with the next task of breaking the news to him.

[Suetheramble]

grasscarp -you would need some previous motorway experience or at least a very busy main road before you adopt a M25