Scots neighbours at war over 50ft trees as man ordered to chop down bushes

A man who claimed his neighbour's 50ft trees made his life a misery has won a battle to have them chopped down. Ewan Campbell said a row of cypress leylandii owned by William Ritchie ruined his garden and even stopped clothes drying.

Ritchie insisted the trees offered privacy and said cutting them down would have an 'incredibly detrimental' impact on the local bird population. Campbell turned to Glasgow City Council last year in a bid to have the trees cut under high hedge laws. In his letter to the government, Campbell said: "The height, number and expanse of these hedges are progressively affecting the enjoyment of our home and garden. They are a barrier to light in our home and no daylight is permitted to our home.

Launching an appeal bid, a letter on behalf of Ritchie said: "We have, from the start, tried to find a compromise with them, tried to de-escalate the situation and to reason with them and work with them on what would suit us both.

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