what are my right s as far as getting the councils help to cut thes trees

[andyw211]

i live in a council property and have leylandii trees at the back of my garden that are about 70 ft high . what are my rights because i have asked for help from the council to chop thes trees down or trim them to a decent height

[antiguru]

Whose trees are they? Yours? A neighbour's? Or on public land?

[WendyS]

You firstly need to know who owns the ground on which the trees are growing. Does it belong to the Council or is it privately owned. If the Council own it, you should write to them, reminding them of current Hedge Height legislation and ask for them to be trimmed back. But tracking the right department to write to might be difficult, e.g. If the trees are in a school environment, you might have to write to the Education Department unless your Council has a Legal Department who can point you in the right direction. If the trees are growing on private land, you will need to approach the owner of the land, preferably in writing, and try to get the issue resolved amicably first, before contacting the Council, as some councils charge several hundred pounds to deal with disputes over hedge heights.

[andyw211]

there are 2 trees in my garden which is council property the other 4/5 trees are in the in the nieghbors garden at the end of my garden whicjh is prvately owned.thank you for your comments please any more advise is welcome.