Yes, looked on streetview and the huge change in level means side access would be implausible.
Best start with a lawyer, many will give a free few minutes to get you going, but obviously take as much info as you can find first.
There may be covenants on the vicarage that make it impossible, equally you may have to pay to rebuild/widen their entrance if you acquire that section or more rights over it in order to improve their access over unobstructed land.
It would presumably increase the value of your property as well, so they would want (and I think are legally entitled to) a share of that potential.
I recall a TV program recently where people developing a derelict industrial building into a home had to buy access rights over a strip of council-owned land. The price was based on a well-known formula (can't recall the name) which linked it to the added value of the site. When they then further extended the building there was a further fee to pay, a significant percentage of the added value.
So don't assume this will be beer money!
Edit: These bits of land are known as "ransom strips" and it usually costs one-third of the increased value to secure the appropriate releases.
Access to hard standing would be one value, if you add a garage there would be more to pay.
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