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Hedge vandalised - what can I do?
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If a hedge or fence on a shared boundary, both sides are supposed to agree to what happens to the boundary feature. It isn't owned half and half.
So by your definition, (not a clue if you are correct without offence), the other party have broken the agreement and are liable to reinstate or pay for reinstatement????I like the thanks button, but ,please, an I agree button.
Will the grammar and spelling police respect I do make grammatical errors, and have carp spelling, no need to remind me.;)
Always expect the unexpected:eek:and then you won't be dissapointed0 -
When we were buying the house, I did ask the vendor who owned the hedge (the fence on the other side of our garden is definitely ours). The vendor said they had tried to find out and had even taken Queen's Council on the matter (!) but they still couldn't say for sure. Certainly the hedge pre-dates our house and the fire station. There is a very old wire fence with wooden stakes that seems to run right down the centre of the hedge and the hawthorn whips seem to have been planted on both sides of the wire fence.
The other side of the fire station, the residential neighbour has a fence of about six feet and then on her side of the fence a row of ugly leylandii that are currently about 20 feet high. You can see them in the photographs.
That hedge hasn't been trimmed in quite some time.
Edit: Here is a better photo where you can see the other neighbours fence and hedge.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." -- Red Adair0 -
That last photo was taken by me while sitting on our patio where now every fireman can watch us eating our dinner."If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." -- Red Adair0
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Actually, the hedge was high enough that they couldn't. It's hard to emphasise how much was cut from the hedge height."If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." -- Red Adair0
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I've tried to find a photo of how it was before. Here is the usual view taken out of my kitchen window in 2010. The equivalent photo is the first one on page 1 with the diesel tank in it. The hedge was about two feet higher by 2013.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." -- Red Adair0 -
The op stated that the hedge contained nesting birds.If this is the case she might like to point out to the fire service that they have committed a criminal act under Section 1 of theWildlife and countryside Act 1981.
This act states inter alia anyone cutting a hedge whilst they are aware of birds nesting commit an offence.
Of course they may say they were unaware of any nest but it might be satisfying to see their reaction.0 -
cyclonebri1 wrote: »So by your definition, (not a clue if you are correct without offence), the other party have broken the agreement and are liable to reinstate or pay for reinstatement????The op stated that the hedge contained nesting birds.If this is the case she might like to point out to the fire service that they have committed a criminal act under Section 1 of theWildlife and countryside Act 1981.
This act states inter alia anyone cutting a hedge whilst they are aware of birds nesting commit an offence.
Of course they may say they were unaware of any nest but it might be satisfying to see their reaction.
As it sounds as if the Fire Service are responding well, it's much better to continue negotiating with them rather than taking a legal route.
pimento's garden was a lovely private place (judging by the photos). It certainly isn't now. The hedge will regrow but it will be a couple of years before the privacy is regained.
I hope the Fire Service will do their utmost to give some privacy back to the garden. Some trellis sections fixed to the wall might help - they could be removed later on when the hedge has regrown.0 -
Here is the exact same shot out of my kitchen window taken 3 minutes ago.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." -- Red Adair0 -
OP. That must have indeed been heartbreaking to come home and find the state the hawthorns had been reduced to. It sounds like the sub, sub contractor had been screwed on price so took the cheap, quick and easy route of standing on the floor to hack at the hedge rather than the more expensive route of using a platform to trim it.
I don't think it was a communication problem. More of an effort to maximise income by the contractors.0
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