A group of trees set for the chop after a resident complained they blocked light to her garden have been spared - after the Scottish Government ruled it could not be considered a 'high hedge'.
But the Scottish Government has now overturned that decision - saying the council’s high hedge notice is to be ‘quashed’ - as the trees 'do not constitute a hedge'.A letter sent from Maryhill Housing Association on behalf of the neighbour said: "the height of the trees” was impacting her “health and well-being” and urged the government to uphold the decision to cut the trees.
But agent Logan Factoring, acting on behalf of owner Bilsland Drive Ltd., lodged an appeal over the council’s decision with Holyrood. After visiting the north Glasgow site last month, the Scottish Government reporter said: “I quash the high hedge notice served by Glasgow City Council.”
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