MSP pleased with plans on high hedges
Fergus Ewing, the Community Safety Minister, has asked civil servants to start work preparing a new Bill to create legal protection for people regarding issues where overly high hedges or trees affect a neighbouring property.
Ms Constance said: "I know from constituents that this seemingly minor issue can be massively important and can ruin people's lives.
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Hide Ad"This plan which seeks to ensure cross-party support and enable a Bill to be prepared now and hopefully introduced after the election will, I am sure, come as a great relief to a group of people who have felt imprisoned by their situation and ignored by the system."