Conifer hedge removal

[jackie H]

Hi

Any help would be greatly appreciated I'm looking to purchase a bungalow with a 6ft deep and about 10ft tall in places and very dense conifer hedge all around the back garden been there for about 30 years what sort of problems am I likely to incur after removal

Thank you

Edited March 20 by jackie H
Added aerial shot

[peds]

8 hours ago, Stere said:

Non apart from the neighbours can peer at you  if using the backyard.

 

Also thats beech on one side not conny.

 

That's no beech... that's conny cut into the brown... to my eye, anyway! 

 

Any more pics available, OP?

 

Edit: ah, it's been mentioned already. Carry on, team. 

Edited March 20 by peds

[spudulike]

I would check which boundary hedges are actually yours if you purchase this house. Typically it would be the right side facing the house and possibly the one at the bottom of the garden. The deeds will have a "T" on your boundary and is the only definitive way of ensuring which hedge is legally yours.

You would also be advised to talk to the neighbours as ripping out a hedge just after you have arrived may piss them off. 

[Mesterh]

"what sort of problems am I likely to incur after removal"

None.

 

[sime42]

1 minute ago, Mesterh said:

"what sort of problems am I likely to incur after removal"

None.

 

 

Not quite, there'll be more lawn to mow.

 

 

[Mesterh]

The lawn looks like its well past its sell by date to me.

[jackie H]

14 hours ago, spudulike said:

I would check which boundary hedges are actually yours if you purchase this house. Typically it would be the right side facing the house and possibly the one at the bottom of the garden. The deeds will have a "T" on your boundary and is the only definitive way of ensuring which hedge is legally yours.

You would also be advised to talk to the neighbours as ripping out a hedge just after you have arrived may piss them off. 

Hi 

Yes they are all in the boundaries of the property with all fencing behind them 

[jackie H]

On 20/03/2025 at 09:07, Stere said:

Non apart from the neighbours can peer at you  if using the backyard.

 

Also thats beech on one side not conny.

 

 

Hi,

Thanks for answering i have been told it might cause ground heave as the have been in so long 

[BillQ]

Not an expert but my daughter bought a house with a dense conifer hedge ,Leylandii, on 2 sides and built into a 2ft wall and as we cut away we found lots of rotten stumps from earlier hedges and now we are 7 years or so from taking out the hedge and no problem with the walls so far. There was a wasp bite in one of the root balls but other than that...👍

[Mesterh]

11 hours ago, jackie H said:

Hi,

Thanks for answering i have been told it might cause ground heave as the have been in so long 

I reckon I can safely say, it wont be an issue. If removing that type of hedge in that situation caused ground heave then a lot of us would have been in a very sticky situation, many, many times.

Is someone suggesting the hedge would cause the lawn to have heave damage?

 

Caveat, pay someone quite a bit of money to do some tests and stuff before you proceed.

 

 

 

 

[jackie H]

On 20/03/2025 at 07:21, jackie H said:

Hi

Any help would be greatly appreciated I'm looking to purchase a bungalow with a 6ft deep and about 10ft tall in places and very dense conifer hedge all around the back garden been there for about 30 years what sort of problems am I likely to incur after removal

Thank you

Thanks everyone for all your help