Frustrated homeowners are demanding a housing group cuts down giant trees have grown so high they are blocking out all natural light in their back gardens.
The fed-up residents have been locked in a fight with social housing bosses after claims their properties are being overshadowed by a row of 30ft Leylandii shrubs.
The trees growing in Blackpool, Lancashire, are known to be one of the fastest-growing hedge plants and can sprout up to 3ft in a year.
Pauline Andrew (left), Ian Andrew (centre) and Kath Barker (right) are demanding a housing group cuts down giant trees which are blocking out all natural light in their back gardens
Residents from five terraced homes, which border the property, have appealed to Muir Group Housing Association to have the trees cut down to size.
They claim the massive greenery is overbearing, blocks out light and poses health and safety risks because fallen foliage has made an alleyway ‘dangerously’ slippery.
But they allege that nothing has been done about their pleas so far despite first contacting the housing provider last October.
Resident Pauline Andrew, 71, said the trees have grown to roof height, adding: ‘When we moved here 14 years ago the trees were just above the boundary fence.
Residents from five terraced homes in Blackpool, Lancashire, which border the property, have appealed to Muir Group Housing Association to have the trees cut down to size
‘Seven years ago they were chopped back, but since then they’ve just grown and grown and now they’ve grown to the roof line.
The fed-up residents in Blackpool have been locked in a fight with social housing bosses
‘The trees block the sun and in the winter it’s so dark and dismal, and nothing grows. It’s miserable because out of our kitchen window all we can see is these trees.
‘Ours is not a big garden, but we have a greenhouse which needs some light. The service alley at the back is always slimy because it is right underneath the Leylandii and never dries out.
‘Muir keeps telling us the money has been allocated for the work to be done, and then nothing happens.
‘The trees need to be cut back and then they should be maintained at a reasonable height.’
The trees are planted in the garden of a neighbouring property which is managed by Muir Group Housing Association.
Kath Barker, a director of the Bishopsgate Management Company which looks after the properties, said: ‘Up to five houses are affected and the residents are getting really fed up.
‘We have been complaining to Muir Housing since last October. The Leylandii are taking away all the light. It also makes the alleyway slippery because it never dries out. We know it is expensive but this work needs doing.’
A Muir Group Housing Association spokesman told MailOnline: ‘Muir can confirm that a date has been agreed for this work to be undertaken, and has advised residents accordingly.’