Boundary Growth Order

For the neighbour whose hedge has quietly annexed a third of your garden. Choose 5 charges from 9, or write your own.

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Boundary Growth Order · two documents · 5 charges you choose + the serving script
Office of Neighbourly Relations
Notice of Warning
In the matter of Encroachment by Vegetation
File HED-1161Issued AUGUST 23, 2026Served under youvebeenserved.shop
In the matter of
Marcus
Respondent · hereinafter “the Occupant”
v.
Upon complaint of
Sarah
Complainant · a member of the household

You are hereby notified that the above-named Respondent has been found, upon evidence gathered over a period of considerable patience, to be in breach of the following provisions:

  1. § 30.7a
    Encroachment by vegetation. Permitting growth to cross a boundary line that has not moved.
  2. § 30.7b
    Deprivation of daylight. Achieving a height at which a neighbouring window no longer receives afternoon sun.
  3. § 30.7c
    Deposit of leaf matter. Shedding the entire annual output onto the other side of the fence.
  4. § 30.7d
    Root incursion. Sending roots beneath a boundary toward a patio laid at some expense.
  5. § 30.7e
    The overhanging branch. Maintaining a limb at exactly head height above a path in regular use.

It is therefore ordered that the Respondent cut the growth back to the boundary as it was originally surveyed, effective immediately. You are advised that continued conduct of this nature will be escalated. Compliance will be monitored. There is no appeals process, and there is no one to appeal to.

Response required

The Respondent is required to answer this notice. Detach the stub below and scan it; you may plead guilty, plead not guilty and appeal, or refuse to acknowledge the notice. Your answer is recorded and forwarded to the complainant.

OffenseLetting the hedge grow overSeverityStep 1 of 3 · Notice of Warning
Signed, the complainant
Sarah
Witness to service
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This notice is a gift and carries no legal force whatsoever. It is, however, extremely accurate. Not medical advice — but do get up.
detach and keep
Redemption stub · file HED-1161
Marcus

Scan to respond. You may plead guilty, appeal, or refuse to acknowledge this notice. Your response is recorded and forwarded to the complainant.

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Also included · the serving script

The words to say while you hand it over.

Serve it at the boundary, with the hedge visible behind you.

  • The exact lines to read aloud, in order
  • Stage directions — where to stand, when to pause
  • Best performed to an audience. Film it.