You can cut branches and or roots back up to the limit of your property your garden fence say.
Cut down tree in my garden.
You are not allowed to go into a neighbour s garden without permission to cut a tree back.
Neither you nor your arborist may go onto a neighbor s property or destroy the tree.
First saw the upper cut of the wedge.
In law you are entitled to cut off any branches overhanging your property provided you return them to the owners.
Crossing property lines to trim or cut down a tree is not something you or your arborist can do.
You have the same rights and liabilities as for cutting off branches.
The presence of tree preservation orders tpos has led to some confusion about whether or not homeowners are entitled or not to cut down any tree on their property.
Beyond that seek advice from a citizen s advice bureau about your rights.
The wedge cut determines the direction that the tree will fall and is placed on the appropriate side of the tree.
Nor can you lean over into his garden to cut back the offending branch you will be trespassing.
According to the woodland trust cutting down uprooting or wilfully destroying a tree that is subject to a tree preservation order tpo is in a conservation area or is over 5 cubic metres in volume is an offence if permission has not been granted as is topping lopping or wilfully damaging a tree in a way that is likely to permanently damage or destroy it.
What if the tree falls over after i cut the roots.
Can i cut off roots growing into my property.
There you should stop.
It is a criminal offence to cut down top lop uproot wilfully damage or wilfully destroy a tree protected by a tpo or to cause or permit such actions without the authority s permission.
The reality is you are permitted to prune or cut down any tree on your land regardless of whether it is healthy or not if it is not subject to a tree preservation order or located with a conservation area.
If you do go onto a neighbor s property or harm the tree you could be liable for double or triple the value of the tree.
If the tree in your garden can be seen and therefore enjoyed by the public it could potentially have a tpo placed upon it.
If a tree in your garden has a tree preservation order tpo you will require permission from your local council before felling the tree or even removing a branch.
In general the cutting of trees is a process that is administered by the department of agriculture food and the marine not your local authority.
