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I am sorry to read of the above. May I confirm why you are allowing neighbours to build over your boundary please?

1. thank you. are they proposing to build right up to your boundary line but not over it?
2. are the other neighbours you refer to content with them building over their boundary?

1. I'm sorry to read of the above. May I confirm if you are aware of any right to light over the neighbour's land provided for in your title deeds please?
2. alternatively, is there any limitation on a right to light containing your deeds?
3. how long has your property been built for roughly?
4. Is the new development likely to reduce light by 50% or more through any of your windows?

thank you. Levers available to you in circumstances such as this can be limited unfortunately. If you can demonstrate that a nearby development is likely to reduce light by approximately 50% into your property, then they can be scope for seeking an injunction in respect of proposed works. Typically, where light reduction falls below the 50% threshold, an injunction can be increasingly difficult to obtain.

You may wish to check your deeds to see if you're land benefits from any restrictive covenants over the neighbouring  land limiting development. If it does, then this can be an effective tool to restrict development on the neighbouring land.

Failing this, if planning permission has been or is granted, the only recourse would be to judicial review in respect of the council's decision if you can show that is contrary to planning policy which in itself may be challenging. Judicial review will typically be very expensive ranging from the high five figure or low six-figure sums and is therefore out of range of the average person without crowdfunding. Of course, prior to any grant of planning permission by the local authority, you can raise objections and encourage local residents to do so. To the extent you can ensure your objections are based on the local plan in force in your area, this will generally give your objections more weight

I'm glad the above answers all your questions for now and I wish you well with any objections you raise. If you have any follow up questions please revert to me.

I'm very glad the above is of some assistance