DRD..Hedges and trees ruining our lifestyle

Mojisola

warmhands.coldheart wrote: »

What the heck is a Semi-Evergreen hedge..... Surely it's either Evergreen or not??

There are plants that will keep their leaves in mild winters but shed them if the temperatures are low and others which keep the old, dead leaves on the plant until the new growth starts the following year.

tommie

A booklet to help people assess whether an evergreen hedge is blocking too much daylight and sunlight to neighbouring properties. Revised version published October 2005.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hedge-height-and-light-loss

warmhands.coldheart

Mojisola wrote: »

There are plants that will keep their leaves in mild winters but shed them if the temperatures are low and others which keep the old, dead leaves on the plant until the new growth starts the following year.

Ahhhhhhhhh but if the leave are dead, they would be brown and NOT Green so technically not even semi-evergreen !!

Mojisola

warmhands.coldheart wrote: »

Ahhhhhhhhh but if the leave are dead, they would be brown and NOT Green so technically not even semi-evergreen !!

:rotfl:
To be serious - it's phrased that way because a dead, brown leaf casts as much shade as a living green one which means the problem is a 12 month one rather a growing season issue.

almillar

Before you write to anyone - find out who owns it! Land Registry would be your first stop at Lincoln Buildings, in the same block as the Europa Hotel in Belfast, at the opposite end from the Grand Opera House. Will cost under £20 to do the searching.

Joanygq

We are kinda in the same boat, we bought a house that backs onto a greenway and the land is owned by the DRD. We have written to the Minister of DRD and are just waiting right now.

Or neighbours have it worse though and have trimmed the overhang. Apparently the DRD arranged some trimming in the past so we're sticking in there for now.

Good luck

warmhands.coldheart

Actually I've just remembered that our work backs onto a green, can't remember if it's DRD or council but they had loads of trees along the boundary that grew really tall and then started dropping their leaves in winter into the roof gullies and blocking the spouting's.. after much complaining to them they did eventually extract the digit and cut them back....

Mars7

I would second getting your local MLA on the case and as the DRD Minister is UUP I would start with them.

almillar

DRD Minister

As I said, there's no point chasing DRD if it isn't their land! You're just wasting your own time. Find out WHO owns the land, then chase THEM.

Mistral001

almillar wrote: »

As I said, there's no point chasing DRD if it isn't their land! You're just wasting your own time. Find out WHO owns the land, then chase THEM.

I think the Op has said that they own the land or at least " the fields at the rear of our house";)