Neighbour trimmed the tree that hangs over in to her garden......but

[Blushingm]

She chucked all the bits she trimmed over in to my garden

Is this normal?

I don't mind her trimming it - trees grow - but I'm pissed off that she threw it all over in to my garden

She's done what the law asks her to do.

Pmsl no she hasn't RTFT...

Which bit?

Anything that stems from the tree (whether on your side or not) remains the property of the owner.

I admit the fly tipping comment was flippant, but the legal position wasn’t.

If it’s your tree she is allowed to cut it back to the boundary line . As the tree is your property she is meant to ask you if you would like the trimmings back as legally they belong to you . As your tree is over hanging her garden she probably isn’t overly happy . Personally I think you would be silly to make the issue worse by complaining about her giving you back your branches it’s not going to end well .

No no no. You must not do this. There might be a small Korean woman sitting in a deckchair enjoying the sun and chucking over trimmed branches could KILL her.

Can you provide the source for this claim? I understand the opposite is true, in that the cuttings belong to the owner (neighbour) and should be returned or permission sought to dispose of them yourself.

Take a hint OP.

You should be trimming your trees, rather than letting them grow to the point that the neighbour has to cut them...

That's probably why she threw them back in your garden.

@Likewhatever the bit where she threw them over to 'offer them' you need to have a conversation to offer them, not just chuck them back.

At that point the pruner is the fly tipper. I agree that if the op then throws them back to the pruner then the fly tipping is on them...

You definitely should have trimmed it yourself. It was bad enough she had to trim your tree do you expect her to take your rubbish to the dump too

Why so dramatic, just stick them in the garden waste bin, a trip to the dump is not necessary.

It's not OP's rubbish either.

I have a lot of sympathy for your neighbour - she's had to spend the morning cutting back your invasive tree.
You also expect her to spend the afternoon going to the tip to dispose of it.

No,she has to offer them back. If she doesn't or OP says no and she chucks them over it's classed as fly tipping.

Incorrect. The law says you have to offer the clippings. However if the neighbour says they don’t want them, then you have to dispose of them yourself, not
dump the clippings in their garden.

Because it's the sort of behaviour you'd expect from a child, not a fully grown adult.

No she isn't, the law is very clear.

Nope. You're supposed to offer the trimmings back to the homeowner, they don't have to take them and you are responsible of disposing of them. You don't just throw them over the fence!

how much was it?
perhaps you need it?

It isn’t you know. It says that anything that stems from the tree is the property of its owner and therefore must be offered to the owner. It isn’t very clear on what to do if the owner declines to accept them.

Oh my...... no she hasn't, as has been pointed out many times over the last few hours.

Source please

That's assuming you're given permission and have access to go into your ndn garden

Royal Horticulural Society says she has to offer them to you but she can't just chuck them over the fence.
Trees and the law / RHS Gardening

The Saga site gives this info, it's very easy to look up on Google,

https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/types/trees/the-law?sv_campaign_id=78888&sv_tax1=affiliate&sv_tax2=323607&sv_tax3=Skimlinks&sv_tax4=mumsnet.com&sv_affiliate_id=78888&awc=2273_1719162528_f1867177b69faa3bc4ea38fc48288267

HTH

I don't think it needed trimming