![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/im-furious-my-neighbour-is-trying-to-build-a-house-on-my-driveway-im-fighting-a-7500-battle/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/picture-supplied-grant-williams-robert-831008281.jpg&description=MIND THE GAP I'm furious my neighbour is trying to build a house on my driveway – I'm fighting a £7,500 battle A FURIOUS homeowner has spent £7,500 trying to stop a next-door neighbour building a new home using his driveway. Robert Medcalfe has called in lawyers in a dispute with north London neighbour Alisson Roberto Texeira about new development plans he says have left him "outraged and livid". 1 Robert Medcalfe has spent £7,500 opposing the plans which involve a shared driveway Credit: Grant Williams Brent council has been asked to give permission for a new house in Dollis Hill, near Wembley Stadium. Yet Mr Medcalfe says the proposed new two-storey semi-detached property would involve a new access road using a 2.7-metre driveway he jointly owns. He and other residents also say the new "Home of Multiple Occupancy" would ruin the look of the area while also impinging on their privacy. He has hired legal advisors at a cost of £7,500 so far in his attempts to block the bid drawn up by architects White House Design Ltd, MyLondon reports. Mr Medcalfe, 36, said he was "outraged and livid" that the plans are being pursued despite being previously rejected by the London borough in February. He said: "The whole thing relies on my consent because I'm the co-owner of the driveway he needs to fulfil this development. "I'm absolutely outraged and livid by the whole thing - it's a complete shock. "How can you try to do something with someone's property without speaking with them and getting permission? It's not what neighbours do." Mr Medcalfe "never expected" to be landed with such high legal bills but insisted he would not back down. He added: "I'm wondering how long this is going to go on for - it's taking up so much of my time." An online Change.org petition opposing the plans has almost 200 signatures - and other neighbours have written to the council to formally object. One wrote: "Again this tiresome application comes to light. "It is ludicrous to erect a HMO in the back){kind=link}
A FURIOUS homeowner has spent £7,500 trying to stop a next-door neighbour building a new home using his driveway.
Robert Medcalfe has called in lawyers in a dispute with north London neighbour Alisson Roberto Texeira about new development plans he says have left him “outraged and livid”.
Brent council has been asked to give permission for a new house in Dollis Hill, near Wembley Stadium.
Yet Mr Medcalfe says the proposed new two-storey semi-detached property would involve a new access road using a 2.7-metre driveway he jointly owns.
He and other residents also say the new “Home of Multiple Occupancy” would ruin the look of the area while also impinging on their privacy.