Ive got problems with a neighbours beech hedge. Can I make a complaint about this?
No. Beech, and hornbeam, hedges might retain some foliage for most of the year but this is brown and dead. What about bamboo? Is this covered by the legislation? No, bamboo is not covered by the legislation. It is classed as a grass. What about ivy? That’s evergreen? Ivy may be evergreen but it is a climber and so needs support in order to give it height. Any height-related problems are thus caused not so much by the ivy as by what it is growing up. For this reason, we take the view that ivy is not covered by the legislation. But all these plants – and deciduous trees – block light and cause other problems. It is illogical – and unfair – to exclude them. Part 8 of the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 was never intended to provide the answer to all nuisance tree and hedge problems. Nor was it intended to provide people with general rights to uninterrupted light or views. The section on Extending the Legislation to Other Trees and Hedges explains why the legislation was restricted to everg
