Guidance

Matters relating to high hedges: notes to local authorities

Clarification on the role of the Local Government Ombudsman and where work may be required to deciduous parts of high hedges.

• From: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
• Published: 11 July 2008

Applies to England

Documents

Matters relating to high hedges: notes to local authorities

Ref: ISBN 9781409802518

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Details

These notes provide clarification on the role of the Local Government Ombudsman and where work may be required to deciduous parts of high hedges:

• matters relating to the issue of remedial notices
• reminders of the importance of accurately defining the hedge
• calculating the height of the hedge to be required by the remedial notice and
• specifying the works in the notice

These notes should be considered as a supplement to the existing guidance contained in High hedges complaints: prevention and cure.

Published 11 July 2008