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Trees and Hedges: Government Advice


The Government has issued a substantial amount of guidance and information with regard to trees and hedges. Among the documents available (December 2008) are:

 

Trees

 

  • An overview of trees and TPO procedures

  • Protected trees: A guide to tree preservation procedures
  • Tree Preservation Orders: A guide to the law and good practice
  • Trees in towns
  • Tree roots in the built environment
  • Tree Preservation Order appeals: How the process works
  • Tree Preservation Orders: Regulations

 

Hedges

 

  • An overview on high hedges

  • Frequently asked questions on high hedges
  • The right hedge for you: a guide to choosing a garden hedge
  • Over the garden hedge
  • High hedges: complaining to the council
  • High hedges: appealing against the council's decision
  • Matters relating to high hedges: Notes to local authorities
  • High hedges complaints: prevention and cure
  • Hedge height and light loss
  • High hedges, daylight and sunlight: final report
  • High hedges: implementing Part 8 of the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003


Some or all of these documents may be available on the Communities and Local Government (DCLG) web site. Within the DCLG site, you may have to search for the title of each document to find it.


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