40ft hedge trimming judgement Scotland

[Wood wasp]

Villagers win 30-year battle to remove 40ft hedge - Telegraph

[mendiplogs]

Villagers win 30-year battle to remove 40ft hedge - Telegraph

 

Hi WOOD what do you think of it then looks a joke mate to me thanks Jon

[Spruce Pirate]

Since the High Hedges Act came in I've been wondering how long it would take to catch up with that!

[Gary Prentice]

He added: "I am content to impose those cuts even though the effect on the health of the trees may be severe, even to the extent, perhaps, of killing some or all of them.

 

This sounds as if the Scottish law is different. I don't think in the English legislation that the reductions can be that severe. I may be wrong

 

Jules?

[skyhuck]

Thats gonna let some light in!!!

[Mike Dempsey]

I am just surprised that no neighbour has chucked a match in it as it has been going on for so long. That would have solved the problem years ago and saved probably tens of thousands of pounds.

[TFLandscapesUK]

Thats gonna let some light in!!!

 

lol thats exactly what i was thinking

[Ty Korrigan]

Hah!

This is an all too common a sight in France.

Sometimes, you'd never know there was a house in there at all.

Ty

[daltontrees]

He added: "I am content to impose those cuts even though the effect on the health of the trees may be severe, even to the extent, perhaps, of killing some or all of them.

 

This sounds as if the Scottish law is different. I don't think in the English legislation that the reductions can be that severe. I may be wrong

 

Jules?

 

Since you ask.

 

The E/W Act says that a Notice cannot specify that a hedge be reduced to below 2 metres. The guidance says that if you cut a hedge to any height over 2m and that this will kill the hedge, this is to be taken as the equivalent of reducing it to below 2m. In effect, if the action hedge height will kill the hedge, a higher survivable height must be specified instead even if the adverse effect of the hedge will remain excessive. Reporters (oops, Inspectors) seem to have taken that line consistently.

 

In Scotland there is no such wording in the Act, and decisions are coming out that are saying 'it might kill the hedge, but so be it'. That would be the correct decision under our Act. The owner can then put up a fence of 2 metres instead, which doesn't require planning permission.

[Mick Dempsey]

This is a hedge in my hamlet, I took out a couple of trees for the owner, a batty woman, I asked about the hedge (not that I wanted to trim it you understand, just curious as to what her take was) she told me that she blames the garden centre as they sold her the trees, how was she to know? Despite this she has exactly the same type trimmed to a nice low hedge in front of her house!