Wybourn Neighbourhood updates

Working alongside the Neighbourhoods team, our Grounds Maintenance team has carried out a programme of work across Wybourn to tackle overgrown, hard‑to‑manage planting and garden areas.

Hedge reduction works have now been completed at multiple properties to bring large and dense hedges back to a manageable and sustainable level. This work has now finished, with one small missed area scheduled to be completed shortly.

Additional targeted works have also been carried out where gardens were difficult to access or had become unmanageable. This has included reducing overgrown sloped areas, removing invasive plants such as bramble and buddleia, cutting back low tree branches, and improving access to help make future maintenance easier.

Support has also been provided for a number of concessionary gardens across the neighbourhood. These properties received multiple visits to help with garden upkeep where access is difficult or where residents are unable to maintain their gardens themselves.

In several locations, clearance works were completed to landlocked or shared areas between gardens. This included removing overgrown vegetation, small trees and debris, and applying treatments to help slow regrowth.

Tree works have also been carried out at a small number of properties where trees were causing structural concerns due to their size or location. This included safely reducing or removing trees and clearing all waste from site.

Overall, this programme of work has helped improve safety, accessibility and the appearance of landscaped areas across Wybourn, and we’ll continue to review locations where further support may be needed.

Alongside environmental improvements, our Assets team has been carrying out retrofit works to improve the energy efficiency of homes in Wybourn.

Properties with lower energy performance ratings (EPC D or below) were prioritised, with the aim of improving homes to at least an EPC C rating where possible. The work has included measures such as additional insulation and the installation of solar panels, helping to improve comfort, reduce energy use and lower household energy costs.

We’ve recently delivered a pilot programme in Wybourn to address issues caused by significantly overgrown privet hedges and boundary planting. Large and dense hedges have been cut back to a more manageable and sustainable height.

This work has been positively received by residents, many of whom had found it difficult to maintain the hedges themselves due to their size and density. In some areas, overgrown planting had also been affecting footpaths, visibility and accessibility. Cutting these back has helped improve safety and the overall look of the neighbourhood.