We’re being forced to tear down shed over bizarre rule that means council owns our garden…now they’re taking us to COURT A BAFFLED couple is being taken to court over a bizarre law that means the council owns a 2m slice of their garden.
It was later revealed, unbeknownst to Amy and Pete when they bought the property in 2020, part of their new garden also was owned by the council as well as the shed.
Regardless, the council has claimed they owned the plot running down the right side of the property, including part of the driveway, the patio and the shed.
A 90-year-old error in the Land Registry meant a third of the pair's garden is owned by Spelthorne Borough Council.
They attempted to resolve the issue with the council politely, agreeing to get a surveyor to mark the garden boundaries in January 2024.
