Service Description: Applications for work to protected trees, queries about protected trees, high hedges and tree preservation orders.
Also known as:- Dutch Elm Disease (Trees with Protection Orders), Forest Management, Protected Trees, Tree Conservation Areas, Tree Planting, Tree Protection, Woodland Management
Answer: There is no legal fixed height for a hedge. If you believe that a neighbour’s hedge constitutes a nuisance to you then you may be able to complain to the Council. An information pack is available from Countryside Services for those who might wish to complain, which gives details of the charges and procedures. Like most local authorities, the Council charges a fee for high hedges complaints. The full fee is £340. If someone on the Register of Electors living in the affected property is in receipt of one or more means-tested benefits the discounted fee is £170. To download an application form and get more advice visit the website below. - Related Link