Communal Garden

[Pauline49London]

I live in a ground floor council
Flat and I want to install a patio door and section off part of the communal garden and make my own private garden.

[Mamyalynne]

I can't see it is really a communal garden if you can't use it - you simply share the view.

Quite strange.

[Cloverjo]

Try writing or phoning the planning department.

[-SharonA-]

I should think it's a no no. Communal means being shared by everyone who lives there.
If all tenants in one block of flats decided to do this, there may not be enough garden to go round!!
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/communal

[Pauline49London]

Cloverjo. I have only been in my property for a year and the other flat looks as though the fenced off area has been established for a while. How they gained access, I don’t know. It just seems a waste of a piece of land that nobody uses, when I am willing to even purchase a part of it and enhance it. The other blocks on the estate have rear gardens but it seems they may have run out of funds when it come to my block.

[bednobs]

it is not a communal garden if no-one has access to it, it is simply a bit of council ground. With that in mind, you would have no more right to use it than i do, and no more right t fence a bit off than me

[Pauline49London]

Clover jo I phoned them and no one could give me a definitive answer.

[ladybirder]

I take it the piece of garden you want comes up to your window which will eventually become a patio door? If so you could first of all put a few pieces of hedging around the piece of ground you want to become yours. A few pots as well and see if anybody says anything. Then if nobody does, slowly progress from there. Don't spend money on patio doors until you are confident nobody is bothered.

[Cloverjo]

You could also try someone on your local Parish Council. They could maybe nose about a bit and at least get the garden open for everyone to enjoy.

[Pauline49London]

If that is the case bednobs how has one of the existing tenants gained access and built a fence to create a private garden?

[bednobs]

how would i know?

[Pauline49London]

Ladybirder. Yes, I think that maybe is a good idea. But climbing in and out of my window is becoming a bit awkward lol.

[Pauline49London]

So your response has no impact bednobs I’m afraid if you can’t help.

[Pauline49London]

Clover jo, I know someone on the committee, so I may approach them and see what they suggest. As I have only been there a short while it’s difficult to lose these questions when your a newbie :0)

[Pauline49London]

Thank you all for your suggestions and input. Albeit some were not relevant.

[ladybirder]

LOL.
Pauline, "gently gently catches monkey";-))
If you want to make some this unused area look attractive then good for you. A tree in each corner would look good. You could always pay a bit of rent I suppose although if you are spending time and money on making it look nice I don't really see why you should. I wish this wasn't in Law, I feel guilty:-(

[douglas9401]

Suckers.

[douglas9401]

You have to be careful of those, especially if planting near to a building.

[Rockrose]

I would have thought that if you go ahead and act on your plans that if you Re caught you risk losing your home

[fiction-factory]

We can't advise how to gain access as we don't know the details. You are in a much better position to answer that. I think your response to bednobs (and others) was unneccesarily abrupt.
If the council can't help regarding your wishes then either forget it or do what you want by stealth until someone tells you to stop. Or get a solicitor if you want to find a way of doing it by the book.

[douglas9401]

Oh dear, Pauline's gone user inactive, I hope nothing terrible's happened.