Neighbour cutting our hedge ?
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J4CKO said:
We believe it is ours and solely on our property.
Ascertain the belief as a fact.Once the facts are established, then decide whether you want to go straight to the police or whether you want to talk to him and give him another chance.
Personally I would knock on his front door - tell him the facts and that if he does it again you will have no hesitation in calling the police.
You may want to get a quote to replace the hedge and tell him you will have no option other than to sue him.
The local PCSO may or may not be interested and/or any use.
That may be enough to stop him, or it may not. If he wants to be a pillock it will be pain in the arse.
Alternatively - go round and let him know the facts and threaten to kick his head in if he goes anywhere near your hedge.
Do you have a photo of the hedge in relation to his house?
I live in a similar street where all houses are individual and most have hedges or combined wooden fence / hedges / climbers between each property. However one of the house has planted massive conifers all round their boundary (twin rows, all higher than the house). Its a total nightmare for the properties who live next door and ive heard it mentioned more than once by neighbours that as soon as they go on their summer holiday, they are all being chopped down to a reasonable height.
I live in a similar street where all houses are individual and most have hedges or combined wooden fence / hedges / climbers between each property. However one of the house has planted massive conifers all round their boundary (twin rows, all higher than the house). Its a total nightmare for the properties who live next door and ive heard it mentioned more than once by neighbours that as soon as they go on their summer holiday, they are all being chopped down to a reasonable height.
herewego said:
However you've it grow to 9 or 10 feet when the legal limit for a boundary hedge is 2 metres. It's no wonder he's trying to do something about it. How about talking to him and suggesting you will trim it all back to 2 metres and seeing if he will accept that?
The OP "believes" the hedge is entirely within his land so it doesnt form the boundary. As it is a hedge I would doubt this is the case, but it is possible.
If it's a boundary hedge rather than a hedge belonging entirely to the OP then it's completely different and a major pain in the arse.
desolate said:
herewego said:
However you've it grow to 9 or 10 feet when the legal limit for a boundary hedge is 2 metres. It's no wonder he's trying to do something about it. How about talking to him and suggesting you will trim it all back to 2 metres and seeing if he will accept that?
The OP "believes" the hedge is entirely within his land so it doesnt form the boundary. As it is a hedge I would doubt this is the case, but it is possible.
If it's a boundary hedge rather than a hedge belonging entirely to the OP then it's completely different and a major pain in the arse.
herewego said:
Since it was cut by the neighbour from his own side it seems to be a boundary hedge even if all on the OPs side. I'm not saying the neighbour should have done this himself only that the hedge doesn't seem to comply with the law and the LA could come along and require the OP to comply if the neighbour went along that route.
I haven't a clue what drugs you're on, but there's not a word there makes any sense or relates to reality!Mr GrimNasty said:
herewego said:
Since it was cut by the neighbour from his own side it seems to be a boundary hedge even if all on the OPs side. I'm not saying the neighbour should have done this himself only that the hedge doesn't seem to comply with the law and the LA could come along and require the OP to comply if the neighbour went along that route.
I haven't a clue what drugs you're on, but there's not a word there makes any sense or relates to reality!I must be smoking the same s
t.herewego said:
However you've it grow to 9 or 10 feet when the legal limit for a boundary hedge is 2 metres. It's no wonder he's trying to do something about it. How about talking to him and suggesting you will trim it all back to 2 metres and seeing if he will accept that?
There is no legal limit on the height of a hedge, I would suggest you do some research on the high hedges act. Not quite as simple as you may think.Gassing Station | Speed, Plod & the Law | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff