Glossop v Johnson [2020] NSWLEC 1685

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Glossop v Johnson [2020] NSWLEC 1685 Hearing dates: 18 September 2020 Date of orders: 30 December 2020 Decision date: 30 December 2020 Jurisdiction: Class 2 Before: Galwey AC Decision: The Court orders: (1) The application is granted. (2) Within 60 days of the date of these orders, the respondents are to remove all bamboo along their southern side boundary. (3) The respondents are to take all reasonable action required to prevent the bamboo regrowing. (4) If the respondents establish any hedges along their southern boundary in future, they are to use species that grow to a height of no more than 3 metres at maturity. (5) The exhibits are returned except for A. Catchwords: TREES (DISPUTES BETWEEN NEIGHBOURS) – neighbouring hedge – bamboo – obstruction sunlight – whether the obstruction is severe – orders for removing the hedge Legislation Cited: Trees (Disputes Between Neighbours) Act 2006 Trees (Disputes Between Neighbours) Regulation 2019 Cases Cited: Steber v Job [2019] NSWLEC 1308 Texts Cited: Land and Environment Court, 'COVID-19 Pandemic Arrangements Policy' (July 2020) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Graeme Glossop (First Applicant) Michele Glossop (First Applicant) Kevin Johnson (First Respondent) Jeanette Maree Johnson (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: G Glossop (Litigant in Person) (First Applicant) M Glossop (Litigant in Person) (Second Applicant) J Vaughan (Solicitor) (Respondents)