Hedge obstructing view of road from driveway

AHAR

Hi,
Does anyone know if garden hedges have to be kept trimmed down so that they don't obstruct the view when joining the road from a neighbouring driveway?
Thanks

withabix

There is no requirement.

muckybutt

Have you asked your neighbour to trim it ?

If they are unwilling to trim back I suggest you trim back the hedge then give the cuttings back to them such as you would if were a tree overhanging your property.

Mr_Ted

There is if it is obstructing a pavement or public footpath and its outside of the property boundary?

AHAR

muckybutt wrote: »

Have you asked your neighbour to trim it ?

It's my hedge and I'm been asked via the council to reduce the height of it. It'd need to be much lower than it's ever been in the 9 years I've lived here to be able to see over it from within a car.
I'm aware that it needs to be kept back from the pavement.

maninthestreet

Years ago, the hedge in my front garden was encroaching in the pavement, and the council sent me a letter asking me to cut it back to the property line. In the list of reasons given in the letter that empowers the council to require a property owner to cut back trees/bushes was the one known as 'visual splay' - this means even if a tree or bush is not encroaching onto a pavement or road, if it obstructs 'sight lines' for traffic you can still be forced to cut it back.

pimento

We have two trees on our front boundary and because one of them was partially obscuring a road sign, the council just came along and cut it. No consultation required.

Mojisola

AHAR wrote: »

It's my hedge and I'm been asked via the council to reduce the height of it. It'd need to be much lower than it's ever been in the 9 years I've lived here to be able to see over it from within a car.
I'm aware that it needs to be kept back from the pavement.

Does it just affect your house or are there others involved?

If it's been that height for years and now the council are involved, it sounds as if someone has complained about it.

How wide is the pavement? Do you have space to pull out from your drive and see the traffic or are you pulling out directly into the road? Are there other hedges of similar height and in a similar situation nearby?

ROY47

If you don't cut it , the council may well do it and charge you for the work done !