neighbours sky tv troublesome conifers

[Bing!]

I think the high hedges legislation (section 5 of the anti social behavior order, an ASBO!)come into play if you are affected by the high hedge, any TWO trees together constitute a hedge, boundaries make no difference. You can be 5 houses down but if it impacts your light then it's game on for the ASBO.

It is a long winded process before you are told to reduce, the complaintant has to prove they have tried everything before it goes to arbitration. If no luck they will insist you reduce to as low as 2 m, if you don't do it they can enter your land, do the work and charge you, oh, then you have to maintain it at that height...... Probably best to top them before it goes that far.

 

; )

[skyhuck]

You would think. But my experience suggests that it is actually easier to spend £000's and remove the trees than to stick a dish on the end of a 10' pole!

 

It was good work right enough, but common sense didn't seem to enter into it.

 

I'm not talking about using a pole,(as in wind it would loose reception) often the dish is half way down the house wall, so moving it up the wall or onto the chimney could well solve the problem.

[skyhuck]

I think the high hedges legislation (section 5 of the anti social behavior order, an ASBO!)come into play if you are affected by the high hedge, any TWO trees together constitute a hedge, boundaries make no difference. You can be 5 houses down but if it impacts your light then it's game on for the ASBO.

It is a long winded process before you are told to reduce, the complaintant has to prove they have tried everything before it goes to arbitration. If no luck they will insist you reduce to as low as 2 m, if you don't do it they can enter your land, do the work and charge you, oh, then you have to maintain it at that height...... Probably best to top them before it goes that far.

 

; )

 

My understanding is that it must be more the two trees and they must be evergreen, there is a calculation for the maximum high based on distance from your house, for some one 5 doors down to fall with the legislation the trees would need to be huge and the gardens tiny, and even the the hight that could be set would be much higher than 2 M.

[Spruce Pirate]

I'm not talking about using a pole,(as in wind it would loose reception) often the dish is half way down the house wall, so moving it up the wall or onto the chimney could well solve the problem.

 

Yes, I meant raising the dish up, not neccesarily on a pole. Point being, it was deemed much more acceptable to fell numerous large, established, albeit exotic conifers, rather than simply raise the dish up the wall or onto a roof.

 

Didn't, and doesn't, make much sense to me.

[Rich2484]

Just a thought.

 

How many connie trees or hedges have we done that have got out of control and we as arbs have complained obout having to cut them back to a managable state????

[skyhuck]

Just a thought.

 

How many connie trees or hedges have we done that have got out of control and we as arbs have complained obout having to cut them back to a managable state????

 

None.

[Bing!]

High hedges, I'm sure it's two or more trees, anything over 2m and so can be cut down to that and the odd term "evergreen or semi evergreen tree", which could be said to cover deciduous, ish, maybe....Hmmm

 

Sheesh, just cut the green meanies down.

[skyhuck]

I'm sure it's two or more trees, anything over 2m and so can be cut down to that and the odd term "evergreen or semi evergreen tree", which could be said to cover deciduous, ish, maybe....Hmmm

 

Sheesh, just cut the green meanies down.

 

You are mistaken.

[Andy Collins]

I love all the 'just reduce them' comments.

 

Because they'll never grow back and they'll be much easier to do next time....

 

He is a tree surgery company, should be able to cope

[benedmonds]

High hedges, I'm sure it's two or more trees, anything over 2m and so can be cut down to that and the odd term "evergreen or semi evergreen tree", which could be said to cover deciduous, ish, maybe....Hmmm

 

The semi evergreen is to cover privet hedges I believe.