Frequently asked questions: Planning and Building Control

Planning and Building Control questions

• Question: A privately owned tree is about to fall in to the highway.

• Question: A privately owned tree is about to fall on to non-highway land.

• Question: A privately owned tree is blocking the view from my property.

• Question: A privately owned tree is causing interference to my telephone cable/electricity cable.

• Question: A privately owned tree is obstructing a street light.

• Question: A privately owned tree is obstructing traffic lights and street signs.

• Question: A privately owned tree is touching my property.

• Question: A tree from a private property is blocking my view at a road junction, can the Council cut it back?

• Question: A tree from private property is overhanging a road or footpath, can the Council cut it back?

• Question: Can the Council get involved if I have a dispute with my neighbour over a high hedge?

• Question: Can the Council get involved if I have a dispute with my neighbour over a tree?

• Question: How do I find out if a tree is protected with a TPO or in a conservation area?

• Question: I have bird droppings from my neighbour's trees on my path/garden.

• Question: I have blossom/falling fruit and germinating seeds in my garden from my neighbour's trees.

• Question: My neighbour's tree has a bee/wasp nest in it.

• Question: My neighbour's tree is causing subsidence damage to my property

• Question: My neighbour's tree is interrupting my TV/satellite signal.

• Question: My neighbour's tree is overhanging my property, what can I do?

• Question: My neighbour's tree is restricting light in to my house and shading my garden

• Question: My neighbour's tree is shading my solar panels.

• Question: My tree has damaged my drains.

• Question: Poisonous berries are falling in to my garden from my neighbour's tree.

• Question: Sap/sticky residue is falling on to my path from my neighbours tree.

• Question: The tree roots of a privately owned tree is causing a trip hazard in a footpath, street, road or highway.