Neighbours...

[Macca]

You are within your right to cut back any branches that overhng your property. But the cut branches still belong to your neighbour, so need to be returned to them.

If they're not about when you finish the pruning you can stuff them through their letterbox.

It's the law.

[Lawrence001]

I think technically you have to ask them if they want them back.

[hifinutt]

ah neighbours ... got lots of nice neighbours but one side spent several years trying to turn a 4 bed into a 8 bed with no planning permission whatsover . cost me quite a few thousand fighting all their shenanigans . which included one day building a 4-5 foot high patio so they were literally walking on it looking over the fence . there is now a 10 foot high fence there !!! erected by me . we have recovered a bit but wow . just spent 2 years being poa to another neighbour who i knew for years . incredible guys and i did everything to organise funeral and care . wonderful experience but huge amount of work .

[Lawrence001]

Surely if someone does major work without planning permission you just tell the council and they deal with it and prosecute if necessary.

Unless they're in the funny handshake club of course, I could see that would be a problem.