Official sources
The MVP checker is based on current national planning guidance. Local restrictions can still apply.
Northern Ireland
The Planning (General Permitted Development) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 — Part 3, Class A
Council confirmation is still recommended for unusual or borderline cases.
Fence ownership and boundaries
England & Wales
HM Land Registry — Practice Guide 40, supplement 3
Explains general boundaries, fence-construction myths, deed wording and T-marks.
Scotland
Registers of Scotland — Property boundaries
Explains title plans, registered extent and older Sasine deeds.
Northern Ireland
nidirect — How to find property and land information
Explains Land Registry folios and that title plans do not usually show ownership of boundary features.
Dispute resolution & practical context
HM Land Registry / official boundary guidance
Use the official land-registration guidance as the primary source for general boundaries, title plans, deed wording and T-marks.
Practical dispute workflow
The dispute helper also reflects recurring practical themes found in current UK property-dispute guidance: check documents first, distinguish the legal boundary from the physical feature, record evidence, try agreement or mediation, and escalate only when necessary.
We use third-party articles for topic discovery and practical framing, not as a substitute for official legal sources.