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What can I do about overgrown hedges and trees adjacent to public rights of way?

April 26, 2017adjacent Hedges overgrown public Rights trees

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What can I do about overgrown hedges and trees adjacent to public rights of way?

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In most circumstances, the responsibilities of the county council do not extend to the maintenance of hedges and trees at the side of public rights of way. The landowner is responsible for ensuring that a hedge does not overhang a public right of way so as to obstruct it.