Clarity On Hedges That are both Deciduous & Evergreen

[daltontrees]

1 hour ago, Steven P said:

Not sure of the legalities, but if you had to split the remaining costs 2 ways and not 3 how would that fit in the grand scheme of things? OK not perfectly fair but if you all get a reasonable outcome and still talk to each other a few hundred ££ each to cover that other 1/6 might not be the end of the world.

 

If you look through the posts here the common consensus is conifers reduced in height look a bit pants - take them out which should be the cheaper option, over time householders can trim the laurels back themselves.

 

Number 4 is making a reasonable start - could go with "you want them reduced, you pay" - and if you can all agree which trees to keep so much the better.

The phrase "simmering resentment" comes to mind. No-one likes a freeloader.

[Steven P]

49 minutes ago, daltontrees said:

The phrase "simmering resentment" comes to mind. No-one likes a freeloader.

 

Yes, that's possible - all depends how they get on with the neighbours generally.

 

 

 

I guess we get a slanted view of the world here with so many threads along the lines of "having a dispute with the ass of a neighbour, what is the legal position, what can we / they do / can't do"... but some neighbours must be friendly somewhere?

[daltontrees]

High Hedges bring out the worst.

[GordonM]

2 hours ago, Steven P said:

Not sure of the legalities, but if you had to split the remaining costs 2 ways and not 3 how would that fit in the grand scheme of things? OK not perfectly fair but if you all get a reasonable outcome and still talk to each other a few hundred ££ each to cover that other 1/6 might not be the end of the world.

 

If you look through the posts here the common consensus is conifers reduced in height look a bit pants - take them out which should be the cheaper option, over time householders can trim the laurels back themselves.

 

Number 4 is making a reasonable start - could go with "you want them reduced, you pay" - and if you can all agree which trees to keep so much the better.

I strongly suspect 4 is fine to pay the bill to have the evergreen ones reduced to under 2M if necessary. Those aren't the concern, it's the deciduous ones next to them which they're much more protective over. It appears to be much sensitive with those. Personally i'm fine with that approach. Again i'm just not certain which way the council will go with this one. Hopefully the deciduous ones dont get affected too much. 😞