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My neighbour has some very tall trees along their boundary with my garden and they are blocking light. Is there a law that enables the Council to force my neighbour to deal with them?

April 26, 2017blocking Boundary council enables garden Law light neighbour tall trees

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My neighbour has some very tall trees along their boundary with my garden and they are blocking light. Is there a law that enables the Council to force my neighbour to deal with them?

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There has been a lot of concern raised about these issues and it is a common problem. There are currently no legal restrictions directly relating to the height that hedges or trees are allowed to grow but this may be addressed by future legislation.