A man who claimed his neighbour's 50ft trees made his life a misery has won a battle to have them chopped down.
Ewan Campbell said a row of cypress leylandii owned by William Ritchie ruined his garden and even stopped clothes drying.
He claimed the trees starved his home in Maryhill of natural sunlight and forced him to increase energy usage for heating and lighting. Mr Campbell also said his family had even considered moving, but ruled that out due to financial reasons.
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Meanwhile Mr Ritchie insisted the trees offered privacy and said cutting them down would have an 'incredibly detrimental' impact on the local bird population.
Mr Campbell turned to Glasgow City Council last year in a bid to have the trees cut under high hedge laws.
They agreed and issued Mr Ritchie with an order to axe them, but he appealed to the Scottish Government.
A reporter has now upheld the original ruling and the trees will have to be completely removed by August.
In his letter to the government, Mr Campbell said: "The height, number and expanse of these hedges are progressively affecting the enjoyment of our home and garden.
"They are a barrier to light in our home and no daylight is permitted to our home.
"We have to use more energy as the house is cold, gloomy and dark and it takes much longer than normal for anything to dry outside due to the lack of light.
"We have considered moving because of these hedges however it is not a viable option due to financial constraints."
Launching an appeal bid, a letter on behalf of Mr Ritchie said: "We have, from the start, tried to find a compromise with them, tried to de-escalate the situation and to reason with them and work with them on what would suit us both.
"We are avid lovers of nature and have been more than considerate to what they have been asking but they just seem to want more and more.
"It brings privacy to our small selection of houses as from their property you have a clean view through to our property."
Upholding the council ruling, government reporter Tammy Swift-Adams said: "I find that the trees that are the subject of the notice form a hedge that constitutes a high hedge and that the high hedge has a significant adverse effect on the enjoyment of the domestic property that an occupant of that property could reasonably be expected to have."
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