Ophelia wrote:
"PK" wrote in message
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Root damage will not be allowed as a direct ground for complaint as
proof needs expert witnesses and such disputes are beyond the scope
of this law. The grower will not be able to claim that he needs a
huge hedge to give his upstairs windows total privacy. There will be
severe limits set on the amount of privacy which can be claimed as
of right, but if the grower claims that there is some special reason
why he needs more than standard privacy his claims will be, at the
least, considered.

I have a leylandii hedge which I keep trimmed to below 6ft. At the
end nearest the house, I have a fir which is tall, next to my window.
Will this be a problem?. None of my trees interfere with my
neighbours' light.


Single trees do not fall in the dfinition of a hedge.

6ft is the height walls and fences are allowed to be without planning
permission.

neither of your cases would fall within the scope of the law.

pk