Caravan on driveway

didnt say it would stop the lowlifes breaking in, but there again neither would a couple of rottweilers,  but it is a deterant. Heard lots of horror stories re caravans/MH's being stolen set on fire or broken into even on supposedly secure storage sites. We can only do what we think necessary, if that is not enough, just hope we have sufficient insurance to cover any eventuality. 

 

I would say so, there are lots of reports on CT re caravans\Mhs being stolen or attempted steal from supposedly secure storage, not many from a persons drive. If at home my car blocks the exit from my hardstanding so they would have to move car before they got the caravan, & although i do not have a rottie Rufs will bark the place down if hears the slightest movement on the drive. 

I don't think so! We are half to three quarters of a mile away with a main A road between the development and the land surrounding the Mere. The Mere is an SSSI and if there was the slightest hint of pollution, someone would be screaming from the rooftops.  Plus - it's full of pike - always a good indicator of water quality

Caravans on the driveway do mean you can keep an eye on them which you cannot do in storage. Break ins depend mostly on the area so check this out.

It is best to leave the blinds up and any curtains open with the caravan empty. In that way anyone can see there is nothing to steal.

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Some local councils do not allow caravan parking on your property, however it cannot apply to motor homes as they are not a caravan

You are wrong crusader. I have worked in housing design and development for over 45 years so do know a little about this subject. No local authority had such power to have a council wide blanket ban. 

If you are lucky enough to be able to park the caravan / Motorhome on a drive without interrupting some ones view that's fine. But for a completely blocked view down the road, I would feel rather miffed if I was your neighbour!

no problem with it on the drive for "doing". ( cleaning, loading, having auntie to stay and vacating the bedroom) but for 46 weeks of the year, looking at a slab sided vehicle, and not being able to see England's green and pleasant land, might force me not to take your Amazon deliverys

Although on another forum, comment was passed when a Motorhome was parked on the drive and objections were raised, it was parked in the road instead.  No winners on that one?

Just saying,

rgds

 

I have been researching this subject in a little more detail since I suspect, after four years, a problem is brewing with our next-door neighbour.  Not to do with our caravan being on the drive, per se - but tied in with the use of a shared drive and getting me to move my van is a way of getting back at me. (Nice neighbours!)

I always thought that the covenant could only be enforced by the person imposing (or 'benefitting') from it - and since the builder of our development has long gone out of business - thought we were OK.  This, it appears, is only the partial answer.

If the covenant is transferred by successive owners to the new owners of a property - the covenant stays with the land and therefore with that new owner.  He therefore has the power to enforce that covenant - in respect of any property on that development - not just, say, in respect of next door.  Technically, therefore, an owner could object to a caravan parked 20 houses away, despite it being out of his sight! Given how transfer documents are usually constructed, this is the more likely of the two situations and the one I find myself in.

Whether or not an occupier would want to take the matter to court, is another matter, because although the court may find a caravan owner in breach of the covenant, it might not, necessarily, demand enforcement - nor are they bound to award costs to the plaintiff - so there is a real risk involved.

Another legal commentator makes a great play on the importance of Article 8 of the Human Rights Act which gives the right of an individual to 'enjoy the pleasure of their caravan on their property' - which he felt was more likely to override  a restrictive covenant.  I cannot, however, find any information as to whether this has been tested through the courts and can only assume that it has not.

 

Oh, hell  I think I'll just sell up, buy a tent & store that in the loft  !!