There's trees & general overgrowth from my neighbour's garden hanging over
the fence. Some of the shrubbery comes a good three feet into my garden.
Does anyone know what the actual legal status is if I cut it back to the
level of the fence - I've heard various urban myths on the subject



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"Manky Badger" <youmust [at] bejoking.com> wrote in message
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> There's trees & general overgrowth from my neighbour's garden hanging over
> the fence. Some of the shrubbery comes a good three feet into my garden.
> Does anyone know what the actual legal status is if I cut it back to the
> level of the fence - I've heard various urban myths on the subject
>
>
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the offcuts are your neighbours property, you have to give them back........

On Sun, 21 May 2006 19:24:30 +0100, Manky Badger put finger to
keyboard and typed:

>There's trees & general overgrowth from my neighbour's garden hanging over
>the fence. Some of the shrubbery comes a good three feet into my garden.
>Does anyone know what the actual legal status is if I cut it back to the
>level of the fence - I've heard various urban myths on the subject

You can cut the branches back to the line of the boundary, but not
beyond.

http://www.gardenlaw.co.uk/trees.html has more detail on the matter.

Mark
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Mark Goodge wrote:
> On Sun, 21 May 2006 19:24:30 +0100, Manky Badger put finger to
> keyboard and typed:
>
> >There's trees & general overgrowth from my neighbour's garden hanging over
> >the fence. Some of the shrubbery comes a good three feet into my garden.
> >Does anyone know what the actual legal status is if I cut it back to the
> >level of the fence - I've heard various urban myths on the subject
>
> You can cut the branches back to the line of the boundary, but not
> beyond.
>
> http://www.gardenlaw.co.uk/trees.html has more detail on the matter.
>
And it's best to make sure you understand the growth habits of the
offenders, or you could end up with a worse eyesore -- you don't have
to go far to see a Leylandii hedge which has been cut back on one side!

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>
>"Manky Badger" <youmust [at] bejoking.com> wrote in message
>news:4470a2e0$0$24326$88260bb3 [at] free.teranews.com...
>> There's trees & general overgrowth from my neighbour's garden hanging over
>> the fence. Some of the shrubbery comes a good three feet into my garden.
>> Does anyone know what the actual legal status is if I cut it back to the
>> level of the fence - I've heard various urban myths on the subject
>>
>>
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>
>the offcuts are your neighbours property, you have to give them back........
>
You have to *offer* them back.
Just pushing them over the boundary will not improve neighbourly
relations.
>

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Manky Badger wrote:
> There's trees & general overgrowth from my neighbour's garden hanging over
> the fence. Some of the shrubbery comes a good three feet into my garden.
> Does anyone know what the actual legal status is if I cut it back to the
> level of the fence - I've heard various urban myths on the subject
>

Presumably you have tried asking him or her to cut them back
themselves? If, by any chance, you haven't it would be better to take
that approach first. Simply lopping bits of their trees and telling
them afterwards will lead to very bad feeling!
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon

Sacha wrote:
> Manky Badger wrote:
>> There's trees & general overgrowth from my neighbour's garden hanging over
>> the fence. Some of the shrubbery comes a good three feet into my garden.
>> Does anyone know what the actual legal status is if I cut it back to the
>> level of the fence - I've heard various urban myths on the subject
>>
>
> Presumably you have tried asking him or her to cut them back
> themselves? If, by any chance, you haven't it would be better to take
> that approach first. Simply lopping bits of their trees and telling
> them afterwards will lead to very bad feeling!
> --
> Sacha
> www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
> South Devon
>
Also, of course, if the trees have preservation orders on them you
cannot touch them without "planning permission".

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"Sacha" <sachaH [at] garden506.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> Manky Badger wrote:
>> There's trees & general overgrowth from my neighbour's garden hanging
>> over
>> the fence. Some of the shrubbery comes a good three feet into my garden.
>> Does anyone know what the actual legal status is if I cut it back to the
>> level of the fence - I've heard various urban myths on the subject
>>
>
> Presumably you have tried asking him or her to cut them back
> themselves? If, by any chance, you haven't it would be better to take
> that approach first. Simply lopping bits of their trees and telling
> them afterwards will lead to very bad feeling!

Unfortunately there's a "history" between me & the neighbour which started
with his telling me of his sexual desires about my 14 year old daughter and
ended (after solicitor's letters) with a psychiatrist being called out to
his house by the police.
He's as mad as a hatter (I honestly think he's insane) and so I and everyone
locally try not to speak to him.



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>
> Unfortunately there's a "history" between me & the neighbour which started
> with his telling me of his sexual desires about my 14 year old daughter
and
> ended (after solicitor's letters) with a psychiatrist being called out to
> his house by the police.
> He's as mad as a hatter (I honestly think he's insane) and so I and
everyone
> locally try not to speak to him.
>
>
Hi Manky

Do you happen to know if he owns the house or is it rented? If it is rented
then the owner/agent could be contacted and 'made responsible'. Two of my
daughters own houses and rent them out and I know that they are called on by
their letting agents to get things done. Likewise, another daughter who was
renting but has just bought her own place, called the letting agent to get
things done.

Just an idea

Mike

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"Mike" <not [at] here.thanks> wrote in message
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>
>>
>> Unfortunately there's a "history" between me & the neighbour which
>> started
>> with his telling me of his sexual desires about my 14 year old daughter
> and
>> ended (after solicitor's letters) with a psychiatrist being called out to
>> his house by the police.
>> He's as mad as a hatter (I honestly think he's insane) and so I and
> everyone
>> locally try not to speak to him.
>>
>>
> Hi Manky
>
> Do you happen to know if he owns the house or is it rented? If it is
> rented
> then the owner/agent could be contacted and 'made responsible'. Two of my
> daughters own houses and rent them out and I know that they are called on
> by
> their letting agents to get things done. Likewise, another daughter who
> was
> renting but has just bought her own place, called the letting agent to get
> things done.

No - he owns it, unfortunately.
Thanks for the idea, though :o)



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Manky Badger wrote:
> "Sacha" <sachaH [at] garden506.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:1148290637.299179.259810 [at] 38g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> >
> > Manky Badger wrote:
> >> There's trees & general overgrowth from my neighbour's garden hanging
> >> over
> >> the fence. Some of the shrubbery comes a good three feet into my garden.
> >> Does anyone know what the actual legal status is if I cut it back to the
> >> level of the fence - I've heard various urban myths on the subject
> >>
> >
> > Presumably you have tried asking him or her to cut them back
> > themselves? If, by any chance, you haven't it would be better to take
> > that approach first. Simply lopping bits of their trees and telling
> > them afterwards will lead to very bad feeling!
>
> Unfortunately there's a "history" between me & the neighbour which started
> with his telling me of his sexual desires about my 14 year old daughter and
> ended (after solicitor's letters) with a psychiatrist being called out to
> his house by the police.
> He's as mad as a hatter (I honestly think he's insane) and so I and everyone
> locally try not to speak to him.
>
That's some history and I'm extremely sorry you've had to go through
that. I hope very much that your daughter is unaware of it.
Nonetheless, for your own sake, I would suggest that at the very least,
you put a note through his door or a registered letter through the
mail. In dealing with someone like that you want every bit of back up
you can get.
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon

"Sacha" <sachaH [at] garden506.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> Manky Badger wrote:
>> "Sacha" <sachaH [at] garden506.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:1148290637.299179.259810 [at] 38g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>> >
>> > Manky Badger wrote:
>> >> There's trees & general overgrowth from my neighbour's garden hanging
>> >> over
>> >> the fence. Some of the shrubbery comes a good three feet into my
>> >> garden.
>> >> Does anyone know what the actual legal status is if I cut it back to
>> >> the
>> >> level of the fence - I've heard various urban myths on the subject
>> >>
>> >
>> > Presumably you have tried asking him or her to cut them back
>> > themselves? If, by any chance, you haven't it would be better to take
>> > that approach first. Simply lopping bits of their trees and telling
>> > them afterwards will lead to very bad feeling!
>>
>> Unfortunately there's a "history" between me & the neighbour which
>> started
>> with his telling me of his sexual desires about my 14 year old daughter
>> and
>> ended (after solicitor's letters) with a psychiatrist being called out to
>> his house by the police.
>> He's as mad as a hatter (I honestly think he's insane) and so I and
>> everyone
>> locally try not to speak to him.
>>
> That's some history and I'm extremely sorry you've had to go through
> that. I hope very much that your daughter is unaware of it.
> Nonetheless, for your own sake, I would suggest that at the very least,
> you put a note through his door or a registered letter through the
> mail. In dealing with someone like that you want every bit of back up
> you can get.
> --
> Sacha
> www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
> South Devon
>

Yes I too sympathise. However, I assume that he is not as mad as a hatter
or insane on the basis that he was not sectioned by the psychiatrist.
If the daughter is unaware then I hope that she has been told to steer
clear.
I suppose this could be an event that happened several years ago so the girl
is probably now a bit more "street wise"