Closed
Overgrown Hedge
Sent to Shropshire Council less than a minute later. Council ref: 14216635.
Walking on the pavement
Updates
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Thank you for contacting us. This note is to confirm that we have received your report and we'll be in touch with an update as soon as possible.
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The vast majority of hedges are privately owned and maintained. Privately maintained hedges are assessed based upon an inspection.
If the hedge is deemed to be above an actionable level, we will try to establish who the land owner is to ask them to undertake the work themselves. We give a reasonable time frame to comply with our request. If necessary, we can serve a notice upon the land/ property owner requiring them to cut the hedge back for encroachment and/ or safety.
Hedge maintenance should be undertaken outside the bird nesting season which runs from 1st March to 30th September. However, Notices issued to rectify safety issues override the bird nesting season.
This process can take a number of weeks due to the land registry requirements and associated timescales of serving notice under the Highways Act so the hedge may remain overgrown for some time.
To read more about how we are managing highway maintenance, please see our website at: https://next.shropshire.gov.uk/ drainage-and-flooding/ be-prepared-for-flooding/ guidance-on-highway-ditches-hedges-and-trees/
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Category changed from ‘Overgrown Trees/Hedges’ to ‘Other Street Cleaning’
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We have looked into the issue you reported. The work required will be undertaken as part of routine maintenance. Our priority is to be effective at responding to the most serious problems so at this time we are unable to provide an exact timescale. This report will now be closed. This does not mean that the issue on the ground has been fully resolved. We do not keep reports open that we have a plan in place to remedy.
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