AQW 5146/10

Mrs Naomi Long
Alliance Party
East Belfast

Tabled Date: 24/02/2010
Answered On Date: 02/03/2010
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of the Environment what is the definition of 'reasonable height' in relation to the council issuing a remedial notice to a hedge owner to reduce the height of the offending hedge to a reasonable height, as detailed in the High Hedges consultation document.

Answer:

Each council will treat each case on its merits and will decide what constitutes a “reasonable height”, having taken account of the specific circumstances in the case in question.