Trees & Hedgerows
Overgrown trees and hedges can cause a danger to highway
users, especially blind and disabled. Children are particularly at
risk from eye injury. They can also impair vision for drivers at
junctions.
Boundary hedges along public rights of way, which are generally
rural and unsurfaced, are similarly the responsibility of the
landowner and seasonal growth should be cut back.
Hedges should be cut back to property boundaries and there
should be 2.5m head clearance on a footway. Street lighting
columns must be kept clear.
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Report an Overgrown Tree or Hedge online
 Report
an Overgrown Tree or Hedge
or alternatively please contact the Worcestershire Hub on
0845 6072005
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Who is Responsible for Trees and Hedges?
It is the responsibility of the property owner to maintain trees
and hedges. If a safety issue is identified the council will
request that the owner cuts back overhanging vegetation.
Where this request is not fulfilled or the hedge is deemed an
immediate danger, the council will cut the hedge back and recharge
the property owner.
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What we need from you
Location details and description of problem.
Your contact details in case we need to contact
you/require clarification of the reported issue.
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What will the council do?
In accordance with our Service Level Agreement, we will look at
all reported issues within 28 days. However, where we are advised
that this is urgent, inspections may be prioritised.
We will contact the property owner (where appropriate)
requesting that they attend to the offending hedge/tree within 28
days.
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Get more information and advice over the phone on Trees &
Hedgerows
For more information on Trees & Hedgerows you can get in
touch with the Worcestershire Hub on 0845
6072005.
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The county council will not act on overgrown vegetation which
is:
- Affecting satellite reception
- Blocking light into a property
- Not overhanging the highway
- Dropping sap onto parked vehicles
- Not causing a highway safety issue
Hedge cutting should not be undertaken between March and August
due to bird nesting. For further information on the
responsibilities of property owners under the Wildlife and
Countryside Act, visit the RSPB website.
This page was last reviewed 2 May 2012 at 18:35.
The page is next due for review 29 October 2013.