A homeowner has said the driveway at the side of her new-build home is not ‘fit for purpose’ due to being too narrow. Helen Thompson said she has been battling with developer David Wilson Homes for nearly three years at the new build in Longridge. She moved into the property back in January 2022 in Oystercatcher Lane, only to discover the driveway was too narrow for her car, a Nissan Qashqai SUV.
While the driveway is wide enough to drive onto, to have enough room to open the doors closest to the house wall she has to park on the very left of the drive, meaning anyone on the passenger side of the car has to get out onto a grassed area belonging to the next-door neighbour. After making the discovery, Helen set about making enquiries regarding the width of the drive presuming ‘a mistake had been made with the plans’. Helen said: “As can be seen from the photographs, there is a brick wall on one side and the land to the other side belongs to my neighbours.
“There is insufficient room for a passenger to alight from the car without treading on the neighbour's land, and it is difficult for the driver to exit the vehicle as the car door can't be fully extended due to the wall. “It is obvious to all except the developers that the drive is not fit for its purpose. "I have never used the drive since the day I moved in, and fortunately I am currently able to park the car in front of the property.
” The neighbour has since put out planters along the border of their garden,.
