High hedges

Service Outline

The law giving local Councils power to deal with complaints about "high hedges" is contained in Part 8 of the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 and the High Hedges (Appeals) (England) Regulations 2005. The Act makes provision for local Councils to determine complaints by the owners/occupiers of domestic properties adversely affected by evergreen or semi evergreen hedges over 2 metres in height. The Council are able to charge a fee for this service, which is paid by the complainant. The Council may also reject the complaint if they consider that insufficient effort has been made to resolve the matter amicably.