Ownership of a hedge

[woodwoozles]

How do I find out whos hedge it is that boundaries my driveway, the deeds don't specify exactly the details for whose hedge it is.

 

Currently I have very little space for my vehicle to go up and down the drive way. A van got stuck the other day.

So isn't that cause to be able to cut back what needs to be cut back.

 

The home owner has passed away, and the house seams to be empty. They have a messy mixed hedge Holly laurel.

But it's probably a double hedge, sonif we cut back at least 3ft, the neighbours hedge wouldn't loose much privacy.

There is evidence of a chain link fence in it.

We're in the new forest .

[Muddy42]

Its not as straight forward as 'who owns the hedge.' What you need to establish is where is the land boundary between your land and your neighbours. You can download a title plan from the land registry.  You can do what you like with a hedge growing on your land or branches of a hedge going over your land.

 

 

[eggsarascal]

19 minutes ago, woodwoozles said:

How do I find out whos hedge it is that boundaries my driveway, the deeds don't specify exactly the details for whose hedge it is.

 

Currently I have very little space for my vehicle to go up and down the drive way. A van got stuck the other day.

So isn't that cause to be able to cut back what needs to be cut back.

 

The home owner has passed away, and the house seams to be empty. They have a messy mixed hedge Holly laurel.

But it's probably a double hedge, sonif we cut back at least 3ft, the neighbours hedge wouldn't loose much privacy.

There is evidence of a chain link fence in it.

We're in the new forest .

Many more qualified people about here than me, I'm fairly sure you can cut back to your boundary, arisings are another story.

[eggsarascal]

5 minutes ago, Muddy42 said:

Its not as straight forward as 'who owns the hedge.' What you need to establish is where is the land boundary between your land and your neighbours. You can download a title plan from the land registry.  You can do what you like with a hedge growing on your land or branches of a hedge going over your land.

 

 

I may be wrong, would the old chainlink fence defining the boundary set a presadence (sp) for where the boundary is, depending how long the fence has been there?

[Muddy42]

15 minutes ago, eggsarascal said:

I may be wrong, would the old chainlink fence defining the boundary set a presadence (sp) for where the boundary is, depending how long the fence has been there?

 

Yes, it would be logical that the fence was constructed on the boundary and the hedge grew up around it, but who knows.  

[Steven P]

If you have the plans - from the land registry - this sets out where the legal boundaries are. We have ours and for the cost (think it was like £10 or £50) worth having.

 

Without that I would also go with the chainlink fence being the boundary that is accepted in the past by both sides. I'll assume you are new to the house so don't know exactly.

 

You can cut back up to the boundary but have to 'offer' the trimmings back if you do so (not sure if you need to knock on their door and say "do you want these"...) what I do is leave them on the lawn for a few days, if the neighbours ever complain then I can give them back. For a hedge of course most people who have civil neighbours it is not an issue.

[woodwoozles]

29 minutes ago, Muddy42 said:

Its not as straight forward as 'who owns the hedge.' What you need to establish is where is the land boundary between your land and your neighbours. You can download a title plan from the land registry.  You can do what you like with a hedge growing on your land or branches of a hedge going over your land.

 

 

Thanks for all the replies, the council have given me the deeds but, can't see the info I need also apparently A "T' or an 'H" would denote ownership or shared ownership.

[openspaceman]

In the absence of any firmer evidence I would guess it is safe to cut up to the chainlink fence if the stems of the hedge are beyond it.

[Stubby]

Also you can't offer the arisings back to anyone if no one lives there so you will have to deal with them . If you just chuck them back over it can constitute fly tipping .   

[Tree monkey 1682]

3 hours ago, woodwoozles said:

How do I find out whos hedge it is that boundaries my driveway, the deeds don't specify exactly the details for whose hedge it is.

 

Currently I have very little space for my vehicle to go up and down the drive way. A van got stuck the other day.

So isn't that cause to be able to cut back what needs to be cut back.

 

The home owner has passed away, and the house seams to be empty. They have a messy mixed hedge Holly laurel.

But it's probably a double hedge, sonif we cut back at least 3ft, the neighbours hedge wouldn't loose much privacy.

There is evidence of a chain link fence in it.

We're in the new forest .

Quickly do it whilst thes no one in the house ! ,if thes a chain link fence in there .then that would be your boundary...

Did a tree once like that in north Dorset..the person still alive footed the bill and no one seemed to mind .