Overgrown Neighbour Vegetation Causing Damage
Discussion
This is slightly different from the usual issue of lopping overhanging vegetation and wanging it back over the fence to "give it back" to the owner of said vegetation.
What are one's rights though when it comes to vegetation that coming through a boundary and causing damage to the boundary - i.e. a close-boarded fence? In this case it's ivy, and it's starting to come through both the close boarded panels as well as between where the panels meets the posts, on a 6ft fence. In parts the ivy is 6ft high on the neighbour's side. Fence is otherwise pristine and it wasn't cheap when we had it installed 15 years ago.
Said neighbour is unwilling to do anything about the vegetation. Oh and the neighbour also just happens to be Network Rail...
What are one's rights though when it comes to vegetation that coming through a boundary and causing damage to the boundary - i.e. a close-boarded fence? In this case it's ivy, and it's starting to come through both the close boarded panels as well as between where the panels meets the posts, on a 6ft fence. In parts the ivy is 6ft high on the neighbour's side. Fence is otherwise pristine and it wasn't cheap when we had it installed 15 years ago.
Said neighbour is unwilling to do anything about the vegetation. Oh and the neighbour also just happens to be Network Rail...
I think I did accidentally spill some compost accelerator on some of it when I was stood on my compost bins last week so I could lean over the fence and have a look...
However, any suggestions of nuking it are very much a back stop if there's no alternative. I haven't responded to their correspondence yet, but it's absolutely my intention to do so. Before I do I was just keen to understand if there are any obligations on property owners when vegetation on their land is causing demonstrable damage to neighbouring property.
However, any suggestions of nuking it are very much a back stop if there's no alternative. I haven't responded to their correspondence yet, but it's absolutely my intention to do so. Before I do I was just keen to understand if there are any obligations on property owners when vegetation on their land is causing demonstrable damage to neighbouring property.
Swervin_Mervin said:
This is slightly different from the usual issue of lopping overhanging vegetation and wanging it back over the fence to "give it back" to the owner of said vegetation.
What are one's rights though when it comes to vegetation that coming through a boundary and causing damage to the boundary - i.e. a close-boarded fence? In this case it's ivy, and it's starting to come through both the close boarded panels as well as between where the panels meets the posts, on a 6ft fence. In parts the ivy is 6ft high on the neighbour's side. Fence is otherwise pristine and it wasn't cheap when we had it installed 15 years ago.
Said neighbour is unwilling to do anything about the vegetation. Oh and the neighbour also just happens to be Network Rail...
How much life do you expect from a 15 year old panel fence?whats expensive when divided by 15?What are one's rights though when it comes to vegetation that coming through a boundary and causing damage to the boundary - i.e. a close-boarded fence? In this case it's ivy, and it's starting to come through both the close boarded panels as well as between where the panels meets the posts, on a 6ft fence. In parts the ivy is 6ft high on the neighbour's side. Fence is otherwise pristine and it wasn't cheap when we had it installed 15 years ago.
Said neighbour is unwilling to do anything about the vegetation. Oh and the neighbour also just happens to be Network Rail...
Just spray the ivy with Glyphosate.
bennno said:
Swervin_Mervin said:
This is slightly different from the usual issue of lopping overhanging vegetation and wanging it back over the fence to "give it back" to the owner of said vegetation.
What are one's rights though when it comes to vegetation that coming through a boundary and causing damage to the boundary - i.e. a close-boarded fence? In this case it's ivy, and it's starting to come through both the close boarded panels as well as between where the panels meets the posts, on a 6ft fence. In parts the ivy is 6ft high on the neighbour's side. Fence is otherwise pristine and it wasn't cheap when we had it installed 15 years ago.
Said neighbour is unwilling to do anything about the vegetation. Oh and the neighbour also just happens to be Network Rail...
How much life do you expect from a 15 year old panel fence?whats expensive when divided by 15?What are one's rights though when it comes to vegetation that coming through a boundary and causing damage to the boundary - i.e. a close-boarded fence? In this case it's ivy, and it's starting to come through both the close boarded panels as well as between where the panels meets the posts, on a 6ft fence. In parts the ivy is 6ft high on the neighbour's side. Fence is otherwise pristine and it wasn't cheap when we had it installed 15 years ago.
Said neighbour is unwilling to do anything about the vegetation. Oh and the neighbour also just happens to be Network Rail...
Just spray the ivy with Glyphosate, or hop over the fence and chop it all down. .
bennno said:
bennno said:
Swervin_Mervin said:
This is slightly different from the usual issue of lopping overhanging vegetation and wanging it back over the fence to "give it back" to the owner of said vegetation.
What are one's rights though when it comes to vegetation that coming through a boundary and causing damage to the boundary - i.e. a close-boarded fence? In this case it's ivy, and it's starting to come through both the close boarded panels as well as between where the panels meets the posts, on a 6ft fence. In parts the ivy is 6ft high on the neighbour's side. Fence is otherwise pristine and it wasn't cheap when we had it installed 15 years ago.
Said neighbour is unwilling to do anything about the vegetation. Oh and the neighbour also just happens to be Network Rail...
How much life do you expect from a 15 year old panel fence?whats expensive when divided by 15?What are one's rights though when it comes to vegetation that coming through a boundary and causing damage to the boundary - i.e. a close-boarded fence? In this case it's ivy, and it's starting to come through both the close boarded panels as well as between where the panels meets the posts, on a 6ft fence. In parts the ivy is 6ft high on the neighbour's side. Fence is otherwise pristine and it wasn't cheap when we had it installed 15 years ago.
Said neighbour is unwilling to do anything about the vegetation. Oh and the neighbour also just happens to be Network Rail...
Just spray the ivy with Glyphosate, or hop over the fence and chop it all down. .
Swervin_Mervin said:
Plenty of life when it's a high quality fence. Which it otherwise would have, were it not for being busted through by ivy. And I'm not overly keen to trespass on NR land
So just take the panels out and strim it from your side, or put a gate in and go clear it, or just douse it in weedkiller from a farm shop if you've no plants nearby.Fence panels last 12-18 years maximum on average, so you aren't doing bad at 15 years.
bennno said:
Swervin_Mervin said:
Plenty of life when it's a high quality fence. Which it otherwise would have, were it not for being busted through by ivy. And I'm not overly keen to trespass on NR land
So just take the panels out and strim it from your side, or put a gate in and go clear it, or just douse it in weedkiller from a farm shop if you've no plants nearby.Fence panels last 12-18 years maximum on average, so you aren't doing bad at 15 years.
Anyway, my query isn't about how to tackle the vegetation myself. It's whether there is any legal requirement relating to not allowing vegetation to cause damage to neighbouring property. If anyone knows if there is, or definitely isn't such a requirement I'd be keen to know either way.
Swervin_Mervin said:
bennno said:
Swervin_Mervin said:
Plenty of life when it's a high quality fence. Which it otherwise would have, were it not for being busted through by ivy. And I'm not overly keen to trespass on NR land
So just take the panels out and strim it from your side, or put a gate in and go clear it, or just douse it in weedkiller from a farm shop if you've no plants nearby.Fence panels last 12-18 years maximum on average, so you aren't doing bad at 15 years.
Anyway, my query isn't about how to tackle the vegetation myself. It's whether there is any legal requirement relating to not allowing vegetation to cause damage to neighbouring property. If anyone knows if there is, or definitely isn't such a requirement I'd be keen to know either way.
https://www.railforums.co.uk/
Swervin_Mervin said:
This is slightly different from the usual issue of lopping overhanging vegetation and wanging it back over the fence to "give it back" to the owner of said vegetation.
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Incidentally you shouldn’t be wanging it back over the fence unless the owners have said they want it back! Wanging it back without consent is flytipping....
Chrisgr31 said:
Swervin_Mervin said:
This is slightly different from the usual issue of lopping overhanging vegetation and wanging it back over the fence to "give it back" to the owner of said vegetation.
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Incidentally you shouldn’t be wanging it back over the fence unless the owners have said they want it back! Wanging it back without consent is flytipping....
I haven't reiterated yet that it's not overhanging but throughhanging...If you get a response from Network Rail then they would just spray the ivy with Glyphosate anyway.
You can contact them about vegetation at https://networkrail.co.uk/communities/contact-us/
Web form, live chat or phone number is on there.
Manchester is covered by North West & Central Region and the Managing Director's details are easy to find on Google
EDIT - just saw you resolved it
You can contact them about vegetation at https://networkrail.co.uk/communities/contact-us/
Web form, live chat or phone number is on there.
Manchester is covered by North West & Central Region and the Managing Director's details are easy to find on Google
EDIT - just saw you resolved it
Edited by Avenicus on Friday 27th September 12:43
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