Post by Brent George on Jun 6, 2022 20:00:26 GMT
Pay up or pull it down: Couple battles council over piece of land they thought was theirs
Stuff - Taranaki Daily News: 7-June-2022
After nearly 20 years of pouring time and money into a piece of land they originally thought was theirs, a New Plymouth couple have received a council encroachment letter asking they pay up or pull it all down.
Gary and Angela Walls-Renwick own one of the 550 properties the New Plymouth District Council (NPDC) is seeking an encroachment licence for, and theirs will most likely come with an annual “rental” fee, too.
The Walls-Renwicks were only made aware that their pre-existing driveway, retaining wall and its vegetation, which they have always maintained, sat on a road reserve in the years after they bought the property.
The retired couple’s home sits well below the road, and their driveway winds down to it, beside the layered retaining wall.
Stuff - Taranaki Daily News: 7-June-2022
After nearly 20 years of pouring time and money into a piece of land they originally thought was theirs, a New Plymouth couple have received a council encroachment letter asking they pay up or pull it all down.
Gary and Angela Walls-Renwick own one of the 550 properties the New Plymouth District Council (NPDC) is seeking an encroachment licence for, and theirs will most likely come with an annual “rental” fee, too.
The Walls-Renwicks were only made aware that their pre-existing driveway, retaining wall and its vegetation, which they have always maintained, sat on a road reserve in the years after they bought the property.
The retired couple’s home sits well below the road, and their driveway winds down to it, beside the layered retaining wall.