Cutting Down Trees In Neighbours Garden

Neighbour s tree blocks light in my garden what can i do.

Cutting down trees in neighbours garden.

I have a large garden with large green laurel around my land in my garden. Nor can you lean over into his garden to cut back the offending branch you will be trespassing. I ve offered to go halves on the cost of cutting it down. Overgrown trees can cause friction between neighbours particularly when it impacts on light into your garden.

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. 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. 6 gardens back on to her garden. 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.

You are not allowed to go into a neighbour s garden without permission to cut a tree back. Every summer it blots out light across a large part of our garden. 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. We explain your rights and responsibilities regarding trees.

If a neighbour s tree or hedge is growing over into your garden you cannot make them cut it back. Understanding uk law relating to trees can help everyone grasp the rights and responsibilities of tree ownership. The poor management of greenery can lead to disputes and hostile interactions between neighbours. What can we do.

You can cut them back to the boundary line. You can cut branches and or roots back up to the limit of your property your garden fence say. Trees especially other people s trees can cause feelings to run very high. 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.

Also block the drains disrupt walls and foundations hide the view cast long shadows and from time to time fall down. Garden related issues can be incredibly infuriating for neighbours and cause a great deal of tension. There you should stop. However you do have the right to remove overgrowing branches yourself but only back to the.