High hedges

If you are being affected by someone else’s hedge, the best way to deal with the issue is to talk to them about it. It is in both your interests to try and sort things out. After all, you have to continue to live near each other and so it is better if you are on good terms.

Calling us in or going to court might make matters worse.

Our quick guide to making a complaint about someone's hedge can be downloaded below.

To help you deal with the situation, the Department of Communities and Local Government has produced leaflets to act as a guide to help you agree what is right for you and your neighbours and on how to complain to your council. The booklets are:

• Over the garden hedge
• High hedges: complaining to the council.

In the event that you fail to resolve the matter having carried out all the required steps set out in the guidance listed above, you may then wish to make a formal complaint. Our quick guide has information about:

• the process and cost of making a complaint to us
• as the outcomes of our decision

Quick quide to complaints about high hedges