New people

Met one of the new neighbours and he first said sorry for all the noise as he as getting the flat ready to move in. Ok...The he said he wanted to put in a driveway for his car. Not okay with me but my other half said ok, telling me later that it would save the man insurance. Bugger his insurance, there is not enough room for a driveway, his part of the garden is not wide enough and if there is a gate then he would have to park ouside my font door and I do not want that. Better half had not thought of that. What about the dog? We need the gate shut so he does not run out into the road, didn't think of that did you, better half? He will need the councils permission and I hope the consult with me or rather us, I am not sure how I will vote. But I am willing to lay odds that if we are against it then the new neighbours will become enemies because they could not have their own way. I have not faith in human nature being nice.
My better half did pace out the space and has reluctantly agreed with me that it will be oh so tight a fit. He talked about it with a neighbour over the fence who instantly said there is not enough room unless they did up the path and use some of my garden. Maybe the new neighbour will figure it out himself and nothing will come of it.
He also asked if he could cut down a tree in his back garden. Why ask me? It's not in my garden as I pointed out to him, nothing to do with me. Actually I am glad he wants to cut the damn thing down.