snow white Posted June 14, 2022 Report Share Posted June 14, 2022 Hi can you please tell me what the law is about over hanging tree branches we don’t really get on with the twxxxx next door so no point asking him can I legally cut branches that are over hanging our property ie two sheds and raised veg beds. Thanks for looking tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted June 14, 2022 Report Share Posted June 14, 2022 Legally you can cut to the boundary and you are also legally allowed to deposit their branches over the fence line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted June 14, 2022 Report Share Posted June 14, 2022 Yes, cut to the level of your boundary and offer the cuttings back to him. This is all assuming that the tree isn't protected. TC has beaten me to the draw! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonepark Posted June 14, 2022 Report Share Posted June 14, 2022 Note that trees covered by a Tree Preservation Order (TPO) or in a Conservation Area will require prior consent from the local authority no matter whose land they are on. The depositing of branches is not correct, you have to offer them back, but most owners would refuse and then you are liable for their disposal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted June 14, 2022 Report Share Posted June 14, 2022 Just now, amateur said: Yes, cut to the level of your boundary and offer the cuttings back to him. This is all assuming that the tree isn't protected. TC has beaten me to the draw! All part of the game! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbob Posted June 14, 2022 Report Share Posted June 14, 2022 Aye you can cut them back to your boundry but they belong to him so offer them back to him and if hes wise he will leave you to dispose of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NatureBoy Posted June 16, 2022 Report Share Posted June 16, 2022 A neighbour done this to 3 small branches of my tree while i was out. He chucked them back over on to and destroying a pheasant nest at point of hatch. I was not happy! Apparently he couldn't wait to ask me to do it. Worth checking what's over the fence before "offering" them back. NB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted June 16, 2022 Report Share Posted June 16, 2022 (edited) Mind you don't cut beyond the boundary, even by accident its criminal damage. Even though you don't get on with your neighbour its worth trying to talk to him first Edited June 16, 2022 by Vince Green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
den5008 Posted June 16, 2022 Report Share Posted June 16, 2022 I had this a few years ago,when I came in from work. Next door cut a load of overhanging plum tree branches back,didn't mind them doing it but they throw all the branches back into my garden. Fuming I went round banged on his door and had a go at him telling him if he cuts the overhanging branches he has to dispose of it,next minute police pulled up and took me down the station and cautioned me,I explained the situation and they were sympathetic with me explaining that they get this all the time,yes he is in the right at cutting back what was overhanging his boundary, but he has to get rid of it himself. The police woman told me that when he hangs his washing out and I'm not in a smokeless zone to have a bonfire and burn the cuttings. I told her I thought you can't have a bonfire until a certain time at night,she said I can have a bonfire when ever I like it's just certious that you have it at night,and that what I did and no comeback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted June 16, 2022 Report Share Posted June 16, 2022 As Vince has already mentioned tone . although you might not get on well with your neighbour , it's worth just letting them know before you start cutting, just in the interest of keeping the peace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manthing Posted June 17, 2022 Report Share Posted June 17, 2022 (edited) Worth taking pics of you starting the cut as the branch may be over the boundary but then spring back on to his side once its lighter. There are some funny folks out there that would claim you've cut them back to far. 🙄 Edited June 17, 2022 by manthing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted June 17, 2022 Report Share Posted June 17, 2022 God… neighbours … who’d have em 😬 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted June 17, 2022 Report Share Posted June 17, 2022 1 hour ago, Lloyd90 said: God… neighbours … who’d have em 😬 The only good neighbours are in Aus. on the next sheep station. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted June 17, 2022 Report Share Posted June 17, 2022 2 hours ago, Lloyd90 said: God… neighbours … who’d have em 😬 You're fine because you're the problem neighbour 😂😂😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted June 17, 2022 Report Share Posted June 17, 2022 1 hour ago, ShootingEgg said: You're fine because you're the problem neighbour 😂😂😂 🤣🤣 The neighbour moaned when I cut back his hedge that was hanging 4ft into my garden. I politely put it to him I’d prefer not to be cutting it at all, and I wouldn’t need to if he sorted his own garden!! I offered him to come over and cut it himself considering it was his bloody bush, or whether he would prefer to pay someone to keep it under wraps. He never moaned again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discobob Posted June 21, 2022 Report Share Posted June 21, 2022 On 17/06/2022 at 15:56, Lloyd90 said: God… neighbours … who’d have em 😬 We have the best neighbours in the world - it's a shame they can't say the same about us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted June 21, 2022 Report Share Posted June 21, 2022 28 minutes ago, discobob said: We have the best neighbours in the world - it's a shame they can't say the same about us 😄😄😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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