Are neighbours allowed to do add such high trellis?

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grownduskier@reddit

r/legaladviceuk would be a good place to post this if you want someone with verified knowledge to reply.

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evenstevens280@reddit

There's a house behind them taller than the trellis

You will get the same amount of light you've always got.

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bromabb@reddit

Came to comment this - nothing will change other than the inability to look into the neighbours house

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If you’d asked how could you stop your garden from being overlooked this is the advice you’d have been given. So your neighbours have just saved you a lot of money, nicely preached trees like those don’t come cheap.

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ceffyl_gwyn@reddit

You want to be googling for right to light. The tldr is check you property deeds.

Additionally, you can look at going the asbo route.

Really, you need to have a chat first.

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Dense_Appearance_298@reddit

You have too much time on your hands

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grepusman@reddit

I'd thank them for the new privacy they will provide.

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soundman32@reddit

They aren't really 'panels' they are trellis for tree branch training, and in theory, the panels can be taken down once the trees have grown enough. Then you will be blocked by trees :-(

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DaveBeBad@reddit

But anything overhanging the fence into OPs garden is fair game…

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BowiesFixedPupil@reddit

Woohoo, not only have we lost light, we've also gained tree maintenance responsibilities. This is a win-win for OP for sure lol.

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BaronBinbag@reddit

What direction is your garden facing?

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MercatorLondon@reddit

Yes, the fence should be up to 2.1m if I remember correctly.
The trees can be as high as they grow I think.
You may object to loss of light at council but I am not sure what are the rules with trees.

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Leader_Bee@reddit

It was my understanding you can't put a fence up that is taller than 6 feet, but the wording might be specific enough to exclude trellis or even the tree's once they've grown.

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ImpressiveGrocery959@reddit

They’re pleached trees as opposed to a trellis. Not sure what the laws are on tree height however I believe there are “right to light” issues that local councils can get involved with.

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Neddlings55@reddit

You will get light. The sun gets pretty high in the sky.

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Intelligent-SoupGS88@reddit

They look like pleached trees rather than a fixed trellis as such (the trellis is a frame to shape the branches).

Doubt that there are any problems with it as rules around hedge heights are different to fences.

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