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wellington womble
Joined: 08 Nov 2004 Posts: 15051 Location: East Midlands
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Posted: Mon Apr 02, 18 9:29 pm Post subject: |
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pollyanna wrote: |
What are you doing in your field that you don't want anybody to see? Most people don't spend much time in their bedrooms. |
I don’t think that’s really relevant. It’s my land, and I wish to use it privately. So long as it’s legal, it’s really no concern of my neighbours. Also, one of my neighbours previously spent nearly all his time in his bedroom and was a malicious man, who caused a lot of problems for my mum, when she lived here. I often found him peering through gaps in the fence and the gates (from a private driveway) and he frequently engaged my small daughter in conversation without my presence. He has had lowered fences put in especially so that he can see over them. I once found him merrily shining a torch through my French doors (no idea what that was about, it was still daylight. Sadly, his health has detoriorated recently so that he is no longer able to manage the stairs or get about outside well, so we are no longer under scrutiny. It was unpleasant. I don’t wish for this to continue happening.
Midlandsman wrote: |
If they are capable of heading light a hedge has to be under 2 metres high |
No, it doesn’t. A boundary hedge must be growing on land owned or occupied by someone else AND made up of a line of 2 or more trees or shrubs AND mostly evergreen or semi-evergreen AND more than 2 metres tall AND barrier to light or access AND THEREFORE harm the reasonable enjoyment of a home you own or occupy and/or its garden or yard. You can’t object to a hedge under high hedges act merely because it is taller than two metres. I don’t wish to be a nusciance, which is why I am trying to find out how to make sure it isn’t.
Mistress Rose wrote: |
You might also find that they reduce the water available near them and can send roots out that make a nuisance of themselves. |
Roots are specifically excluded from the the high hedges act. However, the gardens are very long. Between 30 and 50m. I’m really taking pains to be considerate, here.
I want to plant a hedge that is about 4 or 5 m, I think. The gardens are long, probably about 30m in most cases. I doubt complaining that the bottom 4m of your garden is shaded is likely to be considered unreasonable, so I don’t think some shading, some of the time is a problem. Obviously 'unreasonable' is quite subjective, and I will need to make a call. But I need to know how much shading a 4m hedge will cause in order to work out how to plant it considerately. I have a 4m privet at the bottom of my garden. It’s about 20m away. I don’t like it, but it’s adequate for privacy and it doesn’t block the sun unduly. Obviously right on the south side is quite shaded, but most of the garden gets plenty of sun. I’m thinking about 4m back for the boundary would be sufficient, and will allow for maintenance of both hedges by a trimmer.
I will also plant a native hedge on the boundary, which will not be everygreen. This is because people frequently throw their garden rubbish over their bottom fence, and a hedge is very effective at preventing that. |
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Mistress Rose
Joined: 21 Jul 2011 Posts: 15998
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wellington womble
Joined: 08 Nov 2004 Posts: 15051 Location: East Midlands
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Posted: Tue Apr 03, 18 9:37 am Post subject: |
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He is a bit creepy. I suspect he has dementia, and that may have been part of the problem, but he’s always been like it. He had cctv for a while, too, but was made to take it down because he was (possibly inadvertently, possibly not, idk) watching the school over the road.
He’s elderly now, and his health has really deteriorated since we moved in. I believe his vision is now very poor, also. However, I’m not having any of that sort of thing at the new place. |
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dpack
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dpack
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wellington womble
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dpack
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wellington womble
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dpack
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Mistress Rose
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wellington womble
Joined: 08 Nov 2004 Posts: 15051 Location: East Midlands
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Posted: Thu Apr 05, 18 12:24 pm Post subject: |
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Last time I looked (and it was awhile ago) forestry grants were only available for more than three hectares, which this land isn’t. I didn’t check hedging. The Freewoods scheme is, because of the National Foroest (this always makes laugh, because there aren’t really many trees!)
The plan is to have a native hedge on the boundary (probably mainly Hazel) and to have a hideous, quick growing evergreen shelter belt about 4m in, kept to about 4m tall (must check if hedging equipment can trim that tall). I will probably then plant something nicer for a longer term screen inside the evergreen. Holly, or bay perhaps, depending on space. That will mean that a tractor mounted trimmer can get in to cut the evergreen, the neighbours will not be unduly shaded and my precious privacy will be assured. Once the permanent evergreens are tall enough, the conifers can come out.
I’d love some sweet chestnut. A local friend has tried to grow it and failed, I think it might be our clay. We have a lot of clay! I’ll be improving the land at the new place, though so it might be worth chancing it. |
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