"Drakanthus" wrote in message
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Looks like neighbours will have one thing less to fall out about soon...

According to the BBC news:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2557749.stm


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Drakanthus.

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It is such a shame that a few idiots who cannot be bothered to control an
otherwise excellent fast form of hedging can cause so much trouble for
others. The largest part of the reason why I bought my current house was
because of it's excellent privacy, afforded entirely by it's having 8 foot
leylandii hedges either side. These I have kept to 8 foot high for six or
seven years now and it really is not that much work.

To be told they have to come down to 6 foot, will mean exposing my garden to
every upstairs window in the area.

So then anyone can see exactly what I have in the back garden, they can see
if anyone is around.

I am sure, this is going to be taken as a troll, but I genuinely believe
that this would be a truly stupid law to pass. I agree entirely that hedges
over 10 feet are excesive, and with leylandii reaching 40 feet or more I can
understand how that SHOULD be controlled. However to cut these trees down to
only 6 feet will almost certainly half if not quarter the population of wild
birds in my garden, and will leave me with a house which will be that much
harder to sell.

So, in conclusion who do I sue, when I find thousands of pounds being wiped
off the value of my home due to the inaction of some inconsiderant morons
who cannot even be bothered to control something as simple as a hedge.

Duncan