Cutting Down Trees In Neighbours Garden

We explain your rights and responsibilities regarding trees.

Cutting down trees in neighbours garden.

Understanding uk law relating to trees can help everyone grasp the rights and responsibilities of tree ownership. Neighbour s tree blocks light in my garden what can i do. There you should stop. One i don t want to see into their garden and two their garden is big enough so its not like it is blocking any light.

Garden related issues can be incredibly infuriating for neighbours and cause a great deal of tension. I have a large garden with large green laurel around my land in my garden. Nor can you lean over into his garden to cut back the offending branch you will be trespassing. Trees add structure and drama to a garden but their size and potential to cause nuisance or damage means they can sometimes be a worry.

You can cut branches and or roots back up to the limit of your property your garden fence say. 6 gardens back on to her garden. Furthermore overgrown trees and hedges can have a significant impact on the enjoyability of a property and so occupants of affected houses are likely to want to act quickly to rectify problems. Every summer it blots out light across a large part of our garden.

You can cut them back to the boundary line. My neighbour allows her trees and shrubs to grow into my garden including an oak tree which grows 25 foot into mine and neighbours garden she has said we can cut them back but we are all pensioners and can t afford to pay for this the oak drops a lot of dead wood which is a safety hazard. You are not allowed to go into a neighbour s garden without permission to cut a tree back. My garden s just beginning to bloom and so is my neighbour s tree.

The neighbour that backs on to me also have the same laurel plants growing in their garden and they has asked me to cut mine down to 2 5 metres. Also block the drains disrupt walls and foundations hide the view cast long shadows and from time to time fall down. Trees especially other people s trees can cause feelings to run very high. The poor management of greenery can lead to disputes and hostile interactions between neighbours.

I ve offered to go halves on the cost of cutting it down. We look at the steps you can take if you find that a neighbour s tree has branches overhanging and restricting light into your garden. However you do have the right to remove overgrowing branches yourself but only back to the. If a neighbour s tree or hedge is growing over into your garden you cannot make them cut it back.