Guidance

High hedges complaints: prevention and cure

Guidance for local authorities on how to process complaints made about neighbouring high hedges.

• From: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021) and Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Published: 10 May 2005

Applies to England

Documents

High hedges complaints: prevention and cure

Ref: ISBN 9781851127870, 05SCDD03090

PDF, 768 KB, 116 pages

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Appendix: sample forms and letters

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Complaint form: high hedges

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Letter to local authorities regarding remedial works

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Details

Guidance for local authorities on how to process complaints made about neighbouring high hedges.

A letter to local authorities regarding remedial works was published on 20 April 2006 and is available to download on this page.

Supplementary guidance on matters relating to high hedges was published on 11 July 2008.

Update: Queries regarding high hedges appeals should now be directed to the High Hedges Appeals Team, The Planning Inspectorate, Room 4/04 Kite Wing, Temple Quay House, 2 The Square, Temple Quay, Bristol BS1 6PN (tel: 0117 372 8812).

Note: The above publication was issued by our former department, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM). ODPM became Communities and Local Government on 5 May 2006. All references in the text to ODPM now refer to the Department for Communities and Local Government.

Published 10 May 2005