Pkingy   10 #1 Posted December 8, 2018 I I live in my own property. Next door is a council house. The problem is they have large trees which are more suitable to a forest than a council house back garden the trees are so large that it stops sunlight getting through to my garden also affecting my sky signal. The lady next door has refused to do anything about it and the council say I have no right to light and they won't get involved in sky signal problems. Any advice? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
barry-333   10 #2 Posted December 8, 2018 9 hours ago, Pkingy said: I I live in my own property. Next door is a council house. The problem is they have large trees which are more suitable to a forest than a council house back garden the trees are so large that it stops sunlight getting through to my garden also affecting my sky signal. The lady next door has refused to do anything about it and the council say I have no right to light and they won't get involved in sky signal problems. Any advice? Ask the lady if you can ring bark the tree Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Pkingy   10 #3 Posted December 8, 2018 She won't let me set foot in her garden Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
lottiecass   17 #4 Posted December 8, 2018 The only legal thing you can do is cut all the overhanging branches . The council do not bother about trees in gardens until they fall down, then its an insurance claim for the damage. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Pkingy   10 #5 Posted December 9, 2018 t 3 hours ago, lottiecass said: The only legal thing you can do is cut all the overhanging branches . The council do not bother about trees in gardens until they fall down, then its an insurance claim for the damage. thanks for the advice but trees don't reach into my garden, But in full leaf they create complete shade to my garden and I can not get a sky signal. meanwhile they are getting sky signal but because of their trees I cannot this can't be right or fair Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Billy-Jean   10 #6 Posted December 9, 2018 Sell the house and move somewhere with no trees were you will get sunlight Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
ttparsons   10 #7 Posted December 9, 2018 Large trees near houses can sometimes cause structural problems, especially oak and conifers on clay soils.  If you suspect they are causing actual damage such as cracking walls or blocked drains you will have a reason to get the council to investigate.  See https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=225 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Robin-H   11 #8 Posted December 9, 2018 9 hours ago, ttparsons said: Large trees near houses can sometimes cause structural problems, especially oak and conifers on clay soils.  If you suspect they are causing actual damage such as cracking walls or blocked drains you will have a reason to get the council to investigate.  See https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=225 Removing large trees can also cause structural damage due to heave. It really depends on the type of soil you have. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Jeffrey Shaw   90 #9 Posted December 11, 2018 Anyway, wasn't the tree already there before you bought the house? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Pkingy   10 #10 Posted December 15, 2018 No. bought this house over 25yrs ago. trees can get awfull big in 25yrs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
geared   311 #11 Posted December 15, 2018 Maybe if you were on better terms with your neighbour you could pay a tree surgeon to cut it to a more reasonable size. Granted you'd prefer they did it instead but clearly that ain't gunna happen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Narden Dee   10 #12 Posted December 28, 2018 On ‎12‎/‎8‎/‎2018 at 9:30 AM, Pkingy said: I I live in my own property. Next door is a council house. The problem is they have large trees which are more suitable to a forest than a council house back garden the trees are so large that it stops sunlight getting through to my garden also affecting my sky signal. The lady next door has refused to do anything about it and the council say I have no right to light and they won't get involved in sky signal problems. Any advice? you can if the neighbour and council agree offer to pay to have the tree pollarded by one of the councils contractors ( they usually for for 3 quotes )  speak to the tree section in the council the housing side will only pass your details on to them they can at least visit and say what you can offer to do. but the first thing is to get permission from the neighbour as she may like the tree Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...