Tree Management

We are responsible for trees and hedges located in the highway, or on the boundary of the highway.

Landowners are responsible for trees and hedges located adjacent to, but outside the boundary of the highway.

Our Highway Inspections enable our roads to be reviewed on a regular basis. Faults will be dealt with as and when they are discovered.

Our inspections frequencies table is as follows:

Category	Hierarchy Description	General Description	Frequency
2	Strategic Routes	Non-Motorway Trunk Roads and some principal "A" roads between primary destinations	1 Month
3a	Main Distributor	Major Urban Network and Inter-Primary Links. Short to medium distance traffic	1 Month
3b	Secondary Distributor	Classified Road (B & C class) and unclassified urban bus routes carrying local traffic with frontage access and frequent junctions.	1 Month
4a	Link Road	Roads linking between Main and Secondary Distributor Network with frontage access and frequent junctions.	3 Months
4b	Local Access Road	Roads serving limited number of properties carrying only access traffic (e.g. Culs de sac)	1 Year

If you have problems related to trees, hedges, or foliage in the highway in general, these should initially be directed via the Highways Action Line.

For further information on hedges and our management of them, please see our information on hedgerow regulations and hedges.