Plan work around a shared driveway or entrance

Tell the project team which driveway, passage or entrance is shared and who uses it. Provide relevant instructions from the owner, manager or other authorized party. If legal rights or boundary arrangements are unclear, obtain appropriate advice before treating the route as available.

Record any agreed restrictions in a form the contractor can use. Distinguish permission to pass through from permission to park, store material or place a container. These uses may affect other users differently.

Identify regular arrivals, collections and essential access needs. Ask how the proposed work can be coordinated with those uses and which conflicts must be resolved before it starts. Do not rely on an informal promise that someone will move a vehicle whenever another user arrives.

Agree who communicates changes and receives concerns. Keep access arrangements visible to everyone who needs them, while withholding private contact details from public notices. Make sure the project has a clear decision route if a previously available access period changes.

Record the starting condition where appropriate and define how temporary items will be removed when the agreed work is complete. Review any reported concern using factual records rather than assumptions about cause. Mention shared access in the first YAK enquiry because it can affect assessment and the scope that can be proposed.