Economos v Terrence [2025] NSWLEC 1078

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Economos v Terrence [2025] NSWLEC 1078 Hearing dates: 24 January 2025 Date of orders: 14 February 2025 Decision date: 14 February 2025 Jurisdiction: Class 2 Before: Nichols AC Decision: The Court orders: (1) The application is granted. (2) Prune and maintain the bamboo hedge growing inside the respondent's eastern boundary to a height level with 5 metres above ground level (or 3.5 metres above the existing Colorbond fence). This hedge height is to be uniform along the eastern property boundary following the natural slope of the land. The initial pruning is to occur within 30 days of these orders, and that height is to be maintained by pruning twice each year, once in mid-spring, and once in mid-autumn. (3) All pruning works shall comply with the Safe Work Australia 'Guide to managing risks of tree trimming and removal work', 2016. (4) The respondent is responsible for undertaking these works. Catchwords: TREES (DISPUTES BETWEEN NEIGHBOURS) – high hedges – views and privacy Legislation Cited: Trees (Disputes Between Neighbours) Act 2006, ss 14A, 14B, 14E, 14F, Pt 2A Cases Cited: Grantham Holdings Pty Ltd v Miller [2011] NSWLEC 1122 Tenacity Consulting Pty Ltd v Warringah (2004) 134 LGERA 23; [2004] NSWLEC 140 Texts Cited: AS 4373-2007 - Pruning of Amenity Trees, 2007 WorkCover NSW Code of Practice for the Amenity Tree Industry, 1998 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Peter Economos (Applicant) James Terrence (Respondent) Representation: Peter Economos (Applicant) James Terrence (Respondent) File Number(s): 2024/367566 Publication restriction: Nil