High hedges - additional information

The following leaflets explain some of the issues involved in dealing with high hedges.

Over the Garden Hedge

A guide to negotiating with your neighbours to settle a hedge dispute before it gets to the point of complaining to the council

• Over the garden hedge - part 1 (PDF 668kB)
  (part 1: pages 1 - 14)
• Over the garden hedge - part 2 (PDF 462kB)
  (part 2: pages 15 - 24)

High Hedges - complaining to the council

A guide to the procedure involved in making a complaint to the council about a high hedge when all other means of settling your dispute have been exhausted.

• High hedges - complaining to the council (PDF 432kB) 
  

High Hedges Complaints: Prevention and Cure

Guidance for councils on handling high hedge complaints

• High Hedges Complaints: Prevention and Cure, part 1 (pdf 371kB)
  (Part 1, Chapters 1 - 5)
• High Hedges Complaints: Prevention and Cure, part 2 (pdf 312kB)
  (Part 2, Chapters 6 - 9)
• High Hedges Complaints: Prevention and Cure, appendices (pdf 368 kB)
  (Appendices)

Hedge Height and Light Loss

This guidance will form the basis of the council's assessment of whether a hedge needs reducing and if so, to what height.

• Hedge height and light loss (PDF 409kB)
  

High hedges - appealing against the Council's decision

This leaflet explains who can appeal against the council's decision on a high hedge complaint and what the procedure is.

• High hedges - appealing against the Council's decision (PDF 328KB)