Generous neighbour

[Farmer Bob]

Yes true and then they’ll move the fence as it’s obviously unused land and nobody will mind if I extend my garden been there got the tee shirt do not give an inch cause they as sure as hell is hot take a mile

This is exactly what’s happening with several of my neighbours. Some make gateways into fields to exercise their dogs, not too much harm in being a decent neighbour I thought. Then a couple of years later they all have garden rubbish, soil tipped and wood burners sitting on the field margins. Fed up of it now and of course I’m the big baddie telling them to do one after a couple of years. Be firm right from the word go with this. They all take the pee in the end bar none!

 

[Hesstondriver]

im sure theyd appreciate a trailer load of muck to help their garden grow, dropped on their front lawn, on Christmas eve

 

[serf]

Yep, nip it in the bud , give an inch take a mile ...

 

[som farmer]

quite sure the neighbour thinks he hasn't done anything wrong, but he has, and probably wont appreciate being told, from the aerial, looks like he is someone who tells people what to do, not him being told. We have 1 adjoining house that causes us serious agro, the chucking over the hedge, was quite easily cured by chucking it back, followed by an angry confrontation, from him, We own the track which gives him access to his house, he started by blocking that with vehicles, which he would move, when requested, its a track we seldom use, but when we do, it's daily, that stopped, when i told him, the next time he was entertaining, i'd block all the cars in, with a piece of machinery, next was trying to make the track into his garden, with stone walls, and flower beds, that needed solicitors to get involved ! But took a threat from me, that i would pile it all up, in his/my drive, and block a ditch, we had dug, to stop rainwater flooding his kitchen, after he filled his ditch in, last try, renewing the 'drive', with pretty stone, he beat me on that one, after a furious row, he went straight to the trustees, so thats there, till the day the for sale signs go up. All the time, he tries bits on, he really doesn't think he is in the wrong, his end game, is either to claim the track, or make it appear it's part of the property, either of which, would put £1000's on the value of his property. But i am in the wrong, a bloody neighbour from hell, a rude miserable farmer, harassing an old man, how he should sue me for it (i wish) etc etc.

 

[renewablejohn]

Yes true and then they’ll move the fence as it’s obviously unused land and nobody will mind if I extend my garden been there got the tee shirt do not give an inch cause they as sure as hell is hot take a mile

Have an ongoig battle with this on my mothers land. Started with post and barb wire fence 1 mtr in from the boundary. Then planted shrubs and trees against fence now claiming land as their own despite land registry clearly showing its not. Solicitor now saying 20k to resolve through courts and no guarantee we will win.

 

[farmerm]

They do not need all that garden anyway, its huge... start installing a new fence line here and tell you you are doing them a favour and will save them a fortune in ground keeping costs

 

[Bongodog]

You need to see it from their point of view, they only have an acre or so, you've got hundreds.
You don't really use the land so it doesn't matter
The rubbish is all organic, its not like its old tyres, glass etc so its not fly tipping is it.

The reply needs to be along the lines of:
You only really use your garden at weekends so I can use it to graze my cattle Monday - Friday
Don't worry about the cow pats they leve behind, its all natural

Thats the problem these days with what used to be rural agricultural villages, now filled with rather affluent commuters who love the countryside as long as it is neatly groomed akin to Hyde Park or similar.

 

[Ffermer Bach]

You need to see it from their point of view, they only have an acre or so, you've got hundreds.
You don't really use the land so it doesn't matter
The rubbish is all organic, its not like its old tyres, glass etc so its not fly tipping is it.

The reply needs to be along the lines of:
You only really use your garden at weekends so I can use it to graze my cattle Monday - Friday
Don't worry about the cow pats they leve behind, its all natural

Thats the problem these days with what used to be rural agricultural villages, now filled with rather affluent commuters who love the countryside as long as it is neatly groomed akin to Hyde Park or similar.

we have a big problem in the UK, with everyone wanting the wild areas to be "sanitised" and "tidy", while nature never is (this goes as far as wild animals too all living happily like in a Disney film, never eating each other).

 

[Bogweevil]

The meek will inherit the earth, but probably not this one: sell them the spinney for some outrageous sum and use the money to build a big shed nearby.

 

[Still Farming]

Local council.
Fly tipping dept.

On private ground?
Not applicable then.

 

[serf]

On private ground?
Not applicable then.

So if some scroat fly tips on your land , and it's just off the council land it's not fly tipping ?

 

[Still Farming]

So if some scroat fly tips on your land , and it's just off the council land it's not fly tipping ?

Correct?
You ring council and find out.
But if on Council Highways different matter!

 

[serf]

Ffs , then you push it out your field gateway onto side of road and you've fly tipped ......

 

[Still Farming]

Ffs , then you push it out your field gateway onto side of road and you've fly tipped ......

You got it.

 

[Barleymow]

im sure theyd appreciate a trailer load of muck to help their garden grow, dropped on their front lawn, on Christmas eve

Don't do that they might appreciate free muck

 

[davidroberts30]

Ffs , then you push it out your field gateway onto side of road and you've fly tipped ......

no, you found it on the road

 

[Goweresque]

On private ground?
Not applicable then.

Fly tipping is illegal wherever it takes place, public or private land. If you had the correct evidence you could report it to the relevant authorities and they would prosecute those responsible. But the landowner is still responsible for getting rid of the waste, this can be a private individual or a public body.

Fly-tipping & the law | Keep Britain Tidy

www.keepbritaintidy.org

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[Still Farming]

Fly tipping is illegal wherever it takes place, public or private land. If you had the correct evidence you could report it to the relevant authorities and they would prosecute those responsible. But the landowner is still responsible for getting rid of the waste, this can be a private individual or a public body.

Fly-tipping & the law | Keep Britain Tidy

www.keepbritaintidy.org

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As stated ring the council and see what they say?
Yes - evidence ?
Names, addresses, evidence, covert camera's, private prosecutions etc etc the sky's the limit.
O and Solicitors bills ,lovely ,and often perpetrators got no money or get away with it then possibly too?

 

[Enfoff]

Fly tipping is illegal wherever it takes place, public or private land. If you had the correct evidence you could report it to the relevant authorities and they would prosecute those responsible. But the landowner is still responsible for getting rid of the waste, this can be a private individual or a public body.

Fly-tipping & the law | Keep Britain Tidy

www.keepbritaintidy.org

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Councils have a choice if they want to investigate dumping on private land so good evidence is definitely required - they won't go to court without a rock solid case. On the plus side they can request the landowner gets clearance costs but on the negative side the landowner will have to make a witness statement and possibly appear in court. This means the fly tipper will know your details

 

[Doing it for the kids]

I let local tree surgeons tip logs and chip here.

Once employee left and set up on his own, then Tipped a load of brash on the log pike which angered me.

Told council and showed them the Cctv of the van, I didn’t know who the owner was at this point.

They contactEd the owner and told them to sort it or they would deal with him.

He did, turned out he tried to take customers from his old boss too. Cctv solved the problem that day