A Bath resident has asked the council for permission to take down a Leylandii hedge which is blocking views over the city for him and his neighbours.
The planning application is to remove the six-metre-long hedge in the gardens of 220 and 222 Bloomfield Road, which is also blocking the sunlight.
The owner of No 222 says the hedging was planted “many decades ago” and has been unkept for years.
In the application to Bath & North East Somerset Council, they say: “The hedge is made of a few very mature non-native Leylandii which tower over both our and our neighbours’ garden.
“They are pretty much trees in size – some as much as four metres high. The hedge blocks views over the city and lots of sunlight into the garden.
“Because of the very thick trunks, it is not possible to prune them down.”
The planning reference is 25/00035/HEDGE and consultation closes on 28th January.
