High Hedges for Planning FAQs
High Hedges for Planning FAQs
- Can I cut branches overhanging my boundary?
- Can I expect or force my neighbour to pay for the removal of overhanging branches?
- Can it be ordered for the hedge to be removed altogether?
- Can the notice be withdrawn by the Local Authority?
- Does 'high hedge' include the roots?
- Does it cost anything to make a complaint to Stockton on Tees Borough Council?
- How long has the hedge-owner got to carry out the necessary work?
- If I cut back branches overhanging my boundary can I put the arising back over my neighbour's fence?
- If it is decided that the hedge is too high, what happens next?
- If the Council accepts the complaint as valid, what happens next?
- If the hedge-owner is a company, not an individual, does the Law still apply in the same way?
- Is 'evergreen' defined?
- Is 'High Hedge' defined
- Is the Local Authority obliged to accept a complaint?
- Is there an appeals procedure?
- So can a complaint be made if the hedge is less than 2 metres tall?
- What about agricultural hedges? May I remove a hedge in my field?
- What action can the Local Authority take if the hedge-owner refuses to comply with a notice to cut the hedge?
- What can they complain about?
- What happens if the hedge-owner refuses to co-operate with the Council investigation?
- What if there are gaps between the evergreens?
- What offences may be committed by a hedge-owner?
- Where can I get more information on High Hedges?
- Who Can Complain and Who To?
- Who is Councils High Hedge contact?
- Will the Council officer make a personal assessment of the situation, or will he follow specific guidelines?
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