I have a house and a holiday cottage which is next to another persons holiday cottage. Both have fantastic, uninterrupted views of the sea. Their cottage is accessed by a track (they own) which runs in front of our cottage. They have now planted trees in front of our cottage along side the track. In 10-15 years our cottage will have no views of the sea, only trees. I have spoken with her about our loss of view and was brushed away 'dont worry, they're not fully mature until 80 years old'.
Have i any legal objection here?? surley it's not just about losing a view, it affects the value of our properties and our holiday cottage income.
I read a sneaky trick is to put loads of salt around the roots on the ground.. do it when it rains it soaks in and is not visible, the roots dry out and growth is stunted ,job done , schhhhhhh again though...
What type of trees are they and how far are they from your property as you need to consider their root balls and them sucking all the moisture out of the ground. This can cause subsidence.
They must have a reason for doing this, is it so you'll lose business, and sell up, with them ready to pounce.
Its been done as a reason and it won't be to reduce their carbon footprint!
thx for your comments\advice. oak trees were planted. they're too far from the house to influence daylight\ground etc. the only plus point is the very high winds we often have. i'm sure they'll be blown over eventually.
a loss of a sea view affects the business income as the main draw for holiday guests is 'the view'.
it's definitely anti competitive but hard to prove. bring on the hurricane!
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