Can my Neighbour cut my hedge down without permission?

Rights and Responsibilities. If you're fortunate enough to find that the hedges reside solely on your property, you are within your rights to cut, trim or remove the hedges as you see fit.

Can my Neighbour cut my hedge UK?

If you own the tree or hedge

Your neighbour can cut any branches that are overhanging into their garden as long as they only remove the bits on their side of the boundary. If they want you to cut your tree or hedge just because they don't like the way it looks, it's up to you whether you do the work.

Do I have to cut my Neighbours side of my hedge UK?

There is no law that compels your neighbour to cut their side of the hedge should they not want or be able to. If the boundary is in the middle of the hedge, this will technically be their property so they will not have to trim it if they do not want to.

Whose responsibility is it to cut a hedge?

The responsibility for boundary hedge cutting is shared. Both you and your neighbour should be trimming each other's respective side of the hedge. You are free to cut back roots or branches that are within your property's boundaries. However, you're only allowed to trim the growth on your property.

What is the legal height of a hedge between Neighbours UK?

Require homeowners to get permission to grow a hedge above 2m (6½ft) When a hedge grows over 2m (6½ft), the local authority does not automatically take action, unless a justifiable complaint is made.

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What is the maximum legal height for a hedge?

Making a complaint

Please note that there is not a blanket rule that all hedges must be no more than two metres in height. The complaint form explains why you consider the hedge is adversely affecting the reasonable enjoyment of your residential property.

Can I reduce the height of my Neighbour's hedge?

By law you are entitled to cut back the roots and growth of your neighbour's hedges where they cross into your property, however you are not allowed to cut hedges on their property without permission. Similarly, your neighbour can trim your hedge on their property if it is becoming an issue.

Can I legally cut my Neighbours hedge?

You are allowed, by law, to prune the roots or branches of a hedge if it's a nuisance and protruding into your garden. And therefore your neighbour can do the same if it's your hedge. If the height is the problem do not attempt to trim it without advice from a property solicitor.

What is the law about cutting hedges?

Regardless of ownership, no-one can trim or cut a hedge if the action damages active birds' nests, and hence violates the Wildlife and Countryside Act. If tall hedges or trees put your garden in the shade, you can cut off branches which overhang your boundary.

When can you not cut hedges UK?

been lawfully released into the wild as part of a repopulation or reintroduction programme. the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. (CSS) or the Environmentally Sensitive Area scheme (ESA) you must not cut hedgerows during the main bird nesting season which is taken to be from 1 March to 31 July (inclusive).

Can my Neighbour cut my tree without asking?

Entering someone's property, without permission, to cut a tree would undoubtedly be illegal. You may need to take matters to court. It depends which came first - the tree or your garden.

Can Neighbour lean things on my fence?

It's simple: you can only do this if your neighbour says you can. If you lean something against or hang something on your neighbour's fence without permission and the extra burden on the panels causes damage to the fencing (which is very likely to happen sooner or later), you will have to pay for the repairs.

How far can you cut a hedge back?

You can cut both the height and width of your overgrown hedge back by up to 50% in one single cut, however we recommend staggering this process over at least two years, preferably more.

What months are you not allowed to cut hedges?

You should not cut or trim hedges or trees between the dates of March 1st and September 1st without a derogation. You may only apply for a derogation if you plan to cut hedges before any new grass ley or oil seed rape is sown in the Autumn.

How high can my hedge be UK?

High hedges are described as an evergreen or semi evergreen line of two or more trees, at least 2m in height and are capable of blocking out light. There is a common misconception that growing a hedge above 2m in height is illegal. This is in fact incorrect - there is no legal maximum height for a hedge.

Can you put a fence against a hedge?

Yes the hedge will continue to grow and eventually push your fence over. Depending on size of roots an auger will break your arm. Best to dig holes and cut roots as you find them. Simbo, WillyEckerslike and Truckcab79 like this.

Can you complain to the council about a Neighbour's garden?

Weeds, Rubbish and Pests

If weeds or brambles and the like in a neighbour's garden are causing problems on your side of the property boundary, it can amount to a nuisance which you can report to the Environmental Health Department of your local council who can pursue legal action.

Can I charge my Neighbour to cut his trees?

You have a common law right to prune back parts of a tree or hedge growing over the boundary into your property (subject to any legal restrictions being overcome first such as Tree Preservation Orders or conservation areas) but you cannot compel the owner of the trees or hedge to carry out this work or pay for it.

Is there a legal height for Neighbours trees?

In general, there is no specific limit to the height that a tree is allowed to grow, but if the trees form a vegetative screen that is limiting a neighbours usage/enjoyment then it could be a High Hedge issue which Planning Enforcement would potentially get involved with.

What is the maximum height for a conifer hedge?

Natural leylandii trees may grow up to a whopping max height of 100 feet (sometimes even more) out in the woods. In some neighborhoods, the maximum legal height of leylandii hedges is 6.6 feet (2 meters) though, so they rarely see such tall heights as their forest counterparts.

What can I do if my Neighbours trees are too high UK?

You can only trim up to the property boundary. If you do more than this, your neighbour could take you to court for damaging their property. If you live in a conservation area, or the trees in the hedge are protected by a 'tree preservation order', you might need your council's permission to trim them.

What is the legal height of a Leylandii hedge?

For example, even though the legal height of a Leylandii tree is 2m (as a high hedge), the council may consider the following factors: Whether the tree blocks sunlight to neighbouring gardens. Whether the tree is on a slope.

Are Leylandii illegal?

There are no laws on how high the hedge can be grown but a council can take action if it is affecting someones reasonable enjoyment of their property, so maintaining your Leylandii hedge well from the start is recommended. See our Care section for advice on how and when to trim your Leylandii hedge.

What is action hedge height?

In these cases the action hedge height is found by taking the horizontal distance between the centre of the window and the boundary on which the hedge stands, dividing this by two and then adding one metre to get the action hedge height. Example: the hedge is six metres south of the centre of the window (figure 8).

Can I cut my hedge in half?

Tidying deciduous and evergreen hedges

You can cut both the height and width of your overgrown hedge back by up to 50% in one single cut, however we recommend staggering this process over at least two years, preferably more.