Overhang of trees and hedge over my property.

Updates

• Thank you for your report, this is now being investigated. Information on our services and the timeframes we aim to respond in can be found: http://www.bromley.gov.uk/ fixservices

  State changed to: In progress

  Posted by Bromley Council at 15:40, Mon 2 June 2025

• Thank you for your enquiry. please note that as outlined in our Tree Management Strategy (tree-management-strategy-2023-to-2027 (bromley.gov.uk) the Council will not prune trees in relation to the following:

  • Branches overhanging properties. Residents have the right to exercise their right under common law to prune back branches to their property boundary, withal arising disposed of by the resident. Pruning should be carried out following discussion with one of the Council’s Tree Officers and completed to the standard set out in BS3998:2010 Tree Work; • Obstruction of view: there are no rights associated with maintaining trees in accordance with maintaining views in British law

  • Lack of light: there is no ‘Right to light’ (or shade) in British law.

  However, it is noted that branches are in conflict (touching) property building. Works have been raised to be completed within 28 days to cut back branches in conflict with building structure.

  Posted by Bromley Council at 12:37, Fri 6 June 2025

• Our contractor has been notified to take the appropriate action.

  Posted by Bromley Council at 12:37, Fri 6 June 2025

• Thank you for your enquiry. The contractor has visited site but unable to gain access and had to reschedule the works and will make direct contact with the customer to organise access.

  Posted by Bromley Council at 09:28, Mon 30 June 2025

• The contractor has made two further failed attempts to gain access to undertaken works to no success (vacant property). Attempts have been made to contact the customer by phone to no success. The contractor will attempt to make contact with the customer directly by the supplied email to gain access to undertake the works raised for this enquiry.

  Posted by Bromley Council at 13:19, Mon 11 August 2025

• Thank you for your enquiry. The contractor has made further attempts to contact the owner to no success and will undertake the works as soon as they are able to make contact.

  Posted by Bromley Council at 12:19, Wed 3 September 2025

• The contractor will make direct contact with the customer to book this in as soon as they responds.

  State changed to: Closed

  Posted by Bromley Council at 12:37, Wed 3 September 2025

• We have investigated this report and believe no further action is required at this time. This may be as the issue was assessed to be below our investigatory levels or may not have been present when the area was attended. If this problem persists, please provide further comments to the report, any additional information about the issue or it's location can assist us in any future attendance.

  State changed to: No further action

  Posted by Bromley Council at 12:40, Wed 3 September 2025

• We have made several attempts to access the property and prune the trees on the boundary. Unfortunately, we have not been able to gain access. This work has now been cancelled.

  Posted by Bromley Council at 16:37, Mon 20 October 2025