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AIBU - planting tall trees to block neighbours noise/sight

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Pettypettyneighbour · 21/03/2023 17:50

My neighbours are incredibly noisy in the summer - they're mostly unemployed, and spend all day drinking and playing loud music in the garden.

The council won't do anything about it, and it gives me serious anxiety. I saw the neighbour building a 'bar' in their garden which looks like a shanty house.

We are planning on selling in a few years to get away and move somewhere with better schools. I don't want to complain and need to record a dispute (though I did call last year to ask the council to pass the message on to the tenant that I had a sick newborn and asked for it to be quieter in the night - I had severe pnd and was scared to ask myself)

Their garden is disgusting, it's full of moldy clothes and old beer cans and I don't think anyone would want to buy a house next to them (I wouldn't - they moved in after us when the last social housing family was evicted for similar issues but they Broke their subletting lease too).

Aibu to plan fast growing trees to block the site of them, block some noise and maybe block some sunlight so they don't want to be out in the garden as much (maybe less noise)? Or is that too petty?

I pretty much had a breakdown last year, and the anxiety now even seeing them in the garden makes my face numb. I need an action plan.

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BasiliskStare · 21/03/2023 21:30

Further to @OhWhatMerryHellIsThis this is the white version & it grows quicker and taller than crispum glasnevin so you will have to cut it back regularly but it could cover a decent height trellis in no time at all www.rhs.org.uk/plants/95590/solanum-jasminoides-album/details or this which is properly evergreen the the flowers have the most beautiful scent . So just a couple more ideas for climbers in between trees .

I too would never plant leylandii - they are bullies and will probably spoil your garden as much as next doors

Solanum jasminoides &s;Album&s; | white potato vine Climber Wall Shrub/RHS Gardening

Find help & information on Solanum jasminoides &s;Album&s; white potato vine Climber Wall Shrub from the RHS

https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/95590/solanum-jasminoides-album/details

GreggsVeganSausageRoll · 21/03/2023 21:41

I planted some cherry plums along my fence to shield from my neighbour. They've grown really quick, well over 7 foot in about 3 years and I give them 2 haircuts each summer too! They have pretty white blossom too.
www.victoriananursery.co.uk/Cherry-Plum-Hedging/

Crazykatie · 22/03/2023 07:51

I wouldn’t keep complaining to HA it might get recorded as a dispute and could cause neighbours to deliberately increase the nuisance

Untitledsquatboulder · 22/03/2023 08:16

SiobhanSharpe · 21/03/2023 19:10

Eucalyptus is also very quick growing and decorative, the foliage can be cut and used indoors to fill out flower vases. It also has a lot of movement, is graceful but not quite so dense as leylandii.

Jesus wept! Don't plant Eucalyptus unless you live in Australia. Or Leylandii, or bamboo.

What about cherry? Fast growing, attractive and good for wildlife.

GrumpyPanda · 22/03/2023 08:18

MunsteadWood · 21/03/2023 18:16

YANBU to plant trees but YWBVU to plant leylandii, which for me would be almost as offputting when viewing a house as noisy neighbours. Silver birch also grow tall and are much nicer - native species, beneficial for wildlife, and look (and sound) beautiful.

Birch are hell on earth for any allergy sufferers though, either in her neighbourhood or God forbid her family. Pretty yes, but beastly and vastly overplayed.

user1471505356 · 22/03/2023 08:19

Plants may hide the mess but do not block noise. You would several yards depth of hedging to have any effect.

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