At yesterday’s Ward Focus Meeting, you asked us who to contact about overhanging vegetation from private property onto footpaths. Here is the procedure, and please do copy us into emails as we want to track how big a problem this is!

The County Council are responsible for taking enforcement action associated with overgrown trees, bushes and general vegetation on the public highway in accordance with the following process:-

• Contact the County Council via 0845 3101111 or highwayenquiries@oxfordshire.gov.uk to report the specific location
• The Local Highway Representative (LHR) in the City, will visit and inspect the location and if he agrees that the overgrown vegetation is causing a problem he will make contact with the resident and deliver a copy of the leaflet Your hedge Your responsibility
• The LHR will monitor the location to ensure that action has been taken in accordance with the advice issued on the first visit.
• If action isn’t taken within the required timescale the County Council can undertake the work to rectify the situation and charge the resident/land owner for the costs incurred.

If the resident fails to comply the LHR will issue an enforcement notice detailing the specific timescale