Cutting Down Trees In Neighbours Garden

Nor can you lean over into his garden to cut back the offending branch you will be trespassing.

Cutting down trees in neighbours garden.

Garden related issues can be incredibly infuriating for neighbours and cause a great deal of tension. You can cut branches and or roots back up to the limit of your property your garden fence say. Neighbour s tree blocks light in my garden what can i do. One i don t want to see into their garden and two their garden is big enough so its not like it is blocking any light.

However you do have the right to remove overgrowing branches yourself but only back to the. We look at the steps you can take if you find that a neighbour s tree has branches overhanging and restricting light into your garden. We explain your rights and responsibilities regarding trees. Overgrown trees can cause friction between neighbours particularly when it impacts on light into your garden.

Furthermore overgrown trees and hedges can have a significant impact on the enjoyability of a property and so occupants of affected houses are likely to want to act quickly to rectify problems. The neighbour that backs on to me also have the same laurel plants growing in their garden and they has asked me to cut mine down to 2 5 metres. Trees add structure and drama to a garden but their size and potential to cause nuisance or damage means they can sometimes be a worry. My garden s just beginning to bloom and so is my neighbour s tree.

You can cut them back to the boundary line. The poor management of greenery can lead to disputes and hostile interactions between neighbours. You are not allowed to go into a neighbour s garden without permission to cut a tree back. Also block the drains disrupt walls and foundations hide the view cast long shadows and from time to time fall down.

If a neighbour s tree or hedge is growing over into your garden you cannot make them cut it back. 2 or more mostly evergreen or semi evergreen trees or shrubs over 2 metres tall affecting your enjoyment of your home or garden because it s too tall you might have to pay the council a fee to. I have a large garden with large green laurel around my land in my garden. There you should stop.

Trees especially other people s trees can cause feelings to run very high. Every summer it blots out light across a large part of our garden. I ve offered to go halves on the cost of cutting it down. What can we do.