Planning - High Hedges
From 1 June 2005, provided they have tried and exhausted all
other avenues for resolving their hedge dispute, people have been
able to take their complaint about a neighbour's evergreen hedge to
their local authority.
The role of the local authority is not to mediate or negotiate
between the complainant and the hedge owner but to adjudicate on
whether - in the words of the Act - the hedge is adversely
affecting the complainant's reasonable enjoyment of their
property.