ᐅ What types of boundaries or fences are permitted? Is a bamboo hedge allowed?
Created on: 22 Apr 2018 09:41
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M4rvin
Hi everyone!
Since we don’t want a fence and I have always wanted a bamboo hedge, I’m now in a bit of a tricky situation with my property.
The local authority requires us to implement one of the following three ecological measures:
A) Rainwater cistern
B) Solar system
C) Garden planting with native trees and shrubs
The development plan also states that we must plant two native fruit or deciduous trees.
Regarding boundaries, there is an additional rule: “Instead of fences, the planting of hedges up to a maximum height of 2.0 meters (6.6 feet) is allowed (lower reference point: road surface level of the public street traffic area/traffic area with special purpose designation at the street boundary line; upper reference point: top of the hedge), using native, site-appropriate deciduous woody plants.”
For the required measures, I would obviously choose option C), but there are no specified quantities, so for me, planting the two trees would already fulfill the requirement...
Is there any way to plant a bamboo hedge, for example on my property side, not directly at the boundary line?
Thanks in advance!
Marvin
Since we don’t want a fence and I have always wanted a bamboo hedge, I’m now in a bit of a tricky situation with my property.
The local authority requires us to implement one of the following three ecological measures:
A) Rainwater cistern
B) Solar system
C) Garden planting with native trees and shrubs
The development plan also states that we must plant two native fruit or deciduous trees.
Regarding boundaries, there is an additional rule: “Instead of fences, the planting of hedges up to a maximum height of 2.0 meters (6.6 feet) is allowed (lower reference point: road surface level of the public street traffic area/traffic area with special purpose designation at the street boundary line; upper reference point: top of the hedge), using native, site-appropriate deciduous woody plants.”
For the required measures, I would obviously choose option C), but there are no specified quantities, so for me, planting the two trees would already fulfill the requirement...
Is there any way to plant a bamboo hedge, for example on my property side, not directly at the boundary line?
Thanks in advance!
Marvin
So, when I was at the local authority today, I asked about the shrubs and trees.
They basically just want to prevent people from hiding behind a two meter (6.5 ft) tall cemetery hedge! Informally, he told me we can basically do whatever we want...
I also got a list of recommendations!
Trees (standard trees):
Field maple, Norway maple, copper serviceberry, birch, hornbeam, single/double-styled hawthorn, European beech, common ash, wild cherry, wild pear, whitebeam, rowan, true service tree
Shrubs:
Serviceberry, dogwood, hazel, spurge laurel, spindle, privet, honeysuckle, blackthorn, buckthorn, alder buckthorn, wild rose, elder, wayfaring tree
And a long list of fruit trees as well...
They basically just want to prevent people from hiding behind a two meter (6.5 ft) tall cemetery hedge! Informally, he told me we can basically do whatever we want...
I also got a list of recommendations!
Trees (standard trees):
Field maple, Norway maple, copper serviceberry, birch, hornbeam, single/double-styled hawthorn, European beech, common ash, wild cherry, wild pear, whitebeam, rowan, true service tree
Shrubs:
Serviceberry, dogwood, hazel, spurge laurel, spindle, privet, honeysuckle, blackthorn, buckthorn, alder buckthorn, wild rose, elder, wayfaring tree
And a long list of fruit trees as well...