anne wrote in message
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Basically, his leylandii will kill "his side" of your hedge. As far as
who's
branches overhang whos boundary, you will be chopping off branches
ad-in-fin-item (can't spell it, nice word though). T r Y and have a chat
with the guy, just to see what his ideas are. OK, he likes his privacy and
that's fine, but just try and ask him what he would like because you are
reasonable too and maybe you could both be happy with something? I managed
to come to an agreement with somebody once and nobody ever agrees with me,
so it is possible.


Top posted this sorry.



Chris French and Helen Johnson wrote in
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In message , Sally Thompson
writes

Two years ago we planted a mixed deciduous hedge to support the
wildlife

However, we have the misfortune to have acquired an extremely odd
neighbour who refuses to talk to anyone (especially us) and seems
obsessed with his privacy. He has now planted a leylandii hedge all
along the other side of this boundary.

However, we are upset that in planting the leylandii he has
(or has had) our own deciduous hedge cut back - probably beyond the
boundary, but it is difficult to prove that of course. They have
removed growing tips of the wild roses and have also today cut off
some branches of an existing ash tree which was right on the boundary
- and thrown them over our side.

We are sure that our hedge will recover (and hope his dies quickly!)
but is there anything we can do legally about what he has done to the
ash tree? I've looked on the hedgeline site but it doesn't really
help.

The Leylandii might cause a problem to the hedge in the future if they
are too close and start to out compete your hedge plants.

Re the Ash tree - do you know who owns the tree? assuming you do for
now. - presumably these branches were overhanging his garden? If so
then in general he can cut them back to his boundary (I think here are
provisions about not causing damage to a tree , such as causing it to
die or fall over etc.) He is supposed to offer them to you, though not
just dump them in your garden.

If the branches were on your side however then I guess you would have a
claim against him, - presumably you could make a civil claim against
him for damage to the tree - but in reality I don't see that as a
sensible course of action. Would it count as criminal damage I wonder?

If however the tree is covered by a Tree Protection Order then he would
be under the laws regarding them, AIUI it is the local Authority who are
responsible for taking action in these cases. The LA should be able to
tell you if the tree is covered by a TPO and who to report it to if it
is.
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