nipper Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Generally everyone owns the street outside their premises up to the mid point. That's a new one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojomonkey Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 The canopy is temporary and does not need PP I don't agree. Surely the canopy is permanently attached to the building and is therefore permanent, whether it retracts is irrelevant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempus Fugit Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 what puzzles me about all this is what happens if the shop opposite wants to take over the other side of the street and totally blocks the thoroughfare, and how do these blockages affect the access for fire engines or ambulances, they don't have time to stop and wind in awnings and move the patio furniture when they are on a shout !. It's not that long ago where some shops had complaints about putting their goods on display on the pavement outside their shops and advertising boards were banned, yet now we have advertising boards blocking the slip-roads out onto the prom from Castle street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Generally everyone owns the street outside their premises up to the mid point. That's a new one. No, its ancient common and breast law Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 IANAL but surely that only relates to communally shared roads or lanes such as quarterland rioads not public highways and streets. Certainly not the road running along North Quay anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 No it doesn't apply to quay sides (harbours Act) or railway tracks or roads established by CPO or negotiated purchase, bur it does apply in towns and to new estates. Once adopted the surface belongs to the road authority and usually the land underneath to the frontagers. You cannot block a public right of way or highway if you front on to it. You own your bit, as does everyone else own their bit. subject to the right of everyone else to pass and re pass to get to and from their property that is why the old rule of non feasance and mal feasance as far as repairs and state of the road, the liability to maintain is shared so no one is liable if it deteriorates and some one is injured however if you do a repair and do it badly then you are liable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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