Tree law question

DAvE18 said:
So wait person A has a tree in there property not overhanging and causing no issues for person A but B-F want her to pay to cut it because b-f want more light. You should be paying to cut it not person A.
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Person A chucks all her waste in the garden and there is a foul smell and vermin. Person A likes rats and the smell of rotting waste. Persons B-F want Person A to clear it up just so it is more pleasent to sit in their garden? They should be paying, not person A.
 
leicrao1 said:
Person A chucks all her waste in the garden and there is a foul smell and vermin. Person A likes rats and the smell of rotting waste. Persons B-F want Person A to clear it up just so it is more pleasent to sit in their garden? They should be paying, not person A.
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YES THIS because trees are vermin
 
Go hire a chainsaw, do it yourself, i doubt a days hire will be much with safety gear.

Or do what I do when I want to use incredibly dangerous cutting equipment, ring round until you find someone you can borrow off.

Or if you're not a manly man, be neighbourly, get everyone A-F to split the bill, keep all your neighbours on good terms with each other.
 
iviv said:
Person A has a fairly large garden, which several other gardens back onto, and along the boundry there is a fence, and just on person A's land are a line of Leylandii trees, which have grown rather high. Persons B-F want them cut down to allow more light into their gardens. Person A says she is fine with that, assuming they pay. Persons B-F say that Person A should pay, its going to come to around £1000 total to have them all cut down to a more suitable height.

So, who's going to have to pay? I think its person A since they are on her land, and even though its Persons B-F who want th trees cut down, because they are blocking sunlight, Person A will have to pay?

I'm pretty sure there's some legal mumbo jumbo that says who exactly has to pay for it.
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Just went into the next room to ask someone who does forestry/trees/management of/across England.

The High Hedges Act covers this: Act

If the trees/hedge/wossit is unreasonably shading your property the owner of said vegetation can be legally required to chop them down to 2m in height.

I'm advised that shading of the garden does not fall into that category, only shading of buildings.

So if it's blocking out the light to your house you can get person A to pay for it, if not, have to make some arrangement.
 
Doonhamer said:
No link because I'm lazy but I believe you can cut down any branches overhanging your garden but you must return them to your neighbour.
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This is my understanding, you are entiteld to cut down any branches which encroach into your land/airspace, but not beyond the boundary. Nor can you seek to remove or limit the height of neighbours tress as long as they remain within their own property.
You should then offer the cuttings back to the tree owner if they wish to have them.


The b-f looking for extra light are flat out of luck if they wants owner a to pay, she doesn't even have to agree to cut them in the first place, so take the bill and get the tress cut at your own cost, or indeed do it yourself.
 
my parents had some trees in there back garden that remained for around 20 years, one day the council gave them a nice letter insisted they be removed because someone had complained about them blocking light.

i expect it was one person who lived nextdoor for the same length of time since my parents because they had build a conservatory within 6 months of my parents recieving a letter.

my parents were expected to arrange and pay for the trees to be removed.
 
Hikari Kisugi said:
This is my understanding, you are entiteld to cut down any branches which encroach into your land/airspace, but not beyond the boundary. Nor can you seek to remove or limit the height of neighbours tress as long as they remain within their own property.
You should then offer the cuttings back to the tree owner if they wish to have them.


The b-f looking for extra light are flat out of luck if they wants owner a to pay, she doesn't even have to agree to cut them in the first place, so take the bill and get the tress cut at your own cost, or indeed do it yourself.
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You can it ifs a evergreen, this is what the high hedges act can deal with. But you have to proof there is a loss of light etc.

Borich
 
arknor said:
my parents had some trees in there back garden that remained for around 20 years, one day the council gave them a nice letter insisted they be removed because someone had complained about them blocking light.

i expect it was one person who lived nextdoor for the same length of time since my parents because they had build a conservatory within 6 months of my parents recieving a letter.

my parents were expected to arrange and pay for the trees to be removed.
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Were they evergreens?

Borich
 
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