However with light, regular trimming you should be able to train the plant to stay in a shape that fits the space, thereby achieving privacy and a nice visual aesthetic without too much effort. If a Hedge is over two metres high, it is considered a high hedge and may be subject to local authority planning restraints. In the first instance, however, you should liaise with your neighbours to see if they can remove the excess height.
If you are able to support them with the work, or even carry out the work for them, this might facilitate matters. As with the width of plants, the height can be managed by frequent trimming with a pole cutter or using a normal hedge trimmer and a suitable platform. By trimming high hedges to within two metres, the task remains manageable and you can usually prevent things from getting out of control.
If you have hedge plants that are becoming a problem for your neighbours, they are allowed to cut back the growth that is inside their property. Your neighbours are permitted to ask you to trim troublesome hedge plants and you are encouraged to work with them for the best outcome. The Local Authority can take steps to force you to maintain or remove problematic hedge plants, although this is a last resort and you would be encouraged to seek mediation to resolve issues if they cannot be easily fixed on a casual basis.
If you have a property with hedge plants that you might not be able to maintain, you can seek professional help from local gardeners, but you may also wish to consider removing the plants and replacing them with less strenuous alternatives.
If you are renting a property and the hedges are becoming overgrown, your tenancy agreement should clarify whether you or your landlord is responsible for maintaining them. Where possible, act quickly to prevent the hedges from becoming more overgrown.
If you are concerned about the cost of hedge trimming, our guide to budget hedge trimming equipment may put your mind at ease. Overhanging trees can become an issue on your property and you are entitled to trim back parts of any tree that falls inside your boundaries. However you cannot force your neighbour to trim a tree on their property, nor can you enter their property to trim the tree without permission.
Outside of these months you should still perform checks on your hedges to make sure there are no birds or other wildlife living in them before you begin cutting. Overly tall hedges have been the cause of so many neighbourly disputes that high hedge legislation was included in the Anti-Social Behaviour Act : Part 8 in Long reach hedge trimmers can help you to keep your hedge at an acceptable height.
This is important because when a high hedge is so tall that it affects enjoyment of a home or garden - whether because it obstructs light, obscures a view, or is overbearing — it is considered to be a form of anti-social behaviour.
The high hedge legislation enables the aggrieved neighbour to take steps to resolve the situation without having to involve lawyers, and if further action is needed the local council can be involved. We hope that this information has been helpful, and that you have more confidence with using your battery or petrol hedge trimmer safely within the law. If you are unsure about any part of the UK hedge legislation, we recommend contacting your local council for more advice.
Home Hedge Trimming Legislation. Hedge Trimming Legislation — Discover How the Laws on Hedge Trimming Affect You If you have a hedge on your property, legislation around high hedges and hedge trimming gives you a degree of responsibility to ensure that it is properly maintained. I would just cut them if they were on the way to my land. Wombat Member. Location East yorks.
Is it hedge or stuff that has grown on the verge due to that not being cut by the council? Wombat said:. Is there a legal responsibility difference between the two? Last edited: Oct 3, Goweresque Member. Location North Wilts. There can be, we had part of a field compulsory purchased and the hedge moved back to allow better visibility at a junction.
The council are responsible for keeping that verge free of black thorn etc so when it gets overgrown it's their responsibility. We also have a couple of other verges that are the councils responsibility. There is a horse owner near here who doesn't pay, so I stopped doing their hedges. The roadside consists of just 30mtres of hedge adjacent to a pavement.
The council verge cutting bloke did his one cut along the bottom around June. By end of July, briers and such were over hanging at face height and someone complained to the council, I'm not sure what went on but a council brusher came and cut the hedge and the horsey bloke landowner had to foot the bill.
I can only imagine how much it would be, but I'd guess its a lot more than what he wouldn't pay me. If a council own a hedge here they normally fence it. Any areas I have surveyed for councils would always have clearly denoted fences, clearly denoting their property from those adjoining.
Goweresque said:. Where its a case of a road thats been adopted as Public Highway but never purchased, then the landowner either side is responsible for anything that grows on the verge. So if your hedge sends up suckers and they start to encroach on the road, its your responsibility.
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