Daily Mail, UK - A dispute between neighbours over 20-year-old trees has ended up in court after a homeowner complained they were obstructing his lakefront views. eter Economos applied for an order through the NSW Land and Environment Court for three trees to be removed from the neighbouring yard of John and Angie Warden in Mount Warrigal on the southern edge of Lake Illawarra.
Mr Economos has argued the trees, which are six to seven metres in height, block his views of the lake. The Wardens - who have lived at the property since 2014 - claimed the trees provided a level of privacy for them so there is not a view into their property.
Mr Warden claimed they were happy to trim the trees to a height of 2.5metres, above the 1.5metre fence between the properties. However, Mr Economos argued in court for the removal of the trees entirely as they posed a 'severe' risk of blocking his view if that height was not constantly maintained.
Land and Environment Court of NSW Acting Commissioner Peter Nichols explained the trees had not been pruned recently due to Mr Warden's physical limitations. In his ruling, Mr Nichols dismissed the application to have the trees completely removed, claiming the trees were not at a size or location to hinder Mr Economos' views or property value.
'Pruning of the trees will be ordered so the lake views are retained for the applicant (to a height of 6m above ground level), while retaining most of the trees' benefits of privacy and landscape amenity for Mr Warden. 'This will result in little loss of amenity for the respondent, and significant benefit for the applicants.' More
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