| Comment | It's illegal to cut other people's trees from the owner's side of the garden. Your neighbour can legally cut 'overhanging' branches of 'your' tree only up to 'their' property boundary line, and only from 'their' side of the garden, and then they have to offer you the branches back (whether you accept is your choice).
This is the advice I send out as a Tree Officer in the Council. Also, if you live in a Conservation Area or your address has any Tree Preservation Orders, and if other neighbours complain to us about the tree canopy being gone, we will send the case to Planning Enforcement and they will take action against you. Please have a discussion with your neighbour, they are probably unaware of their illegal actions. |
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