Man claims value of his home fell by €90k after neighbour cut down trees

A Dublin company manager has told a court the value of his home fell by €90,000 after a neighbour cut down seven 50ft-high trees close to their common boundary and strongly trimmed back four others.

Dermot P McArdle told the Circuit Civil Court that last September he had been trying to sell his property at The Pine Trees, Kilgobbin Road, Stepaside, Dublin, and had been shocked to find his next door neighbour Colin Kilgannon, of Sans Souci, Kilgobbin Road, had carried out the tree felling.

Mr McArdle told his barrister Andrew Walker that he and his wife, Margo, had been living at a different address at the time and had been unaware of Mr Kilgannon’s plans.