By Jack Newman For Mailonline
Published: 13:49 GMT, 22 March 2019 | Updated: 13:49 GMT, 22 March 2019
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A homeowner who claimed the 90ft trees in his garden were a 'landmark' has won a battle to stop his neighbours having them cut down.
Neil Torrance, from Glasgow, had been locked in a dispute with Robert and Vivien Alexander who claimed the massive conifers left their garden in shadow and were 'overwhelming'.
The couple failed to reach agreement with Mr Torrance and their previous neighbour over the ongoing row.
Neighbours in Glasgow have had a row over four 90ft conifers which the owner (right house) claims are a 'landmark' but Robert and Vivien Alexander next door (left house) say they cast a shadow over their garden and obstruct their views
The argument over Neil Torrance's trees went to the Scottish Parliament who sided with the owner
They used high hedge laws to try and have Glasgow City Council enforce a reduction in the height of the trees but officials ruled against them.
They turned to the Scottish government in a last attempt to win their fight but it has now emerged a report ruled the trees did not form a hedge under high hedge legislation.
Mr Torrance had asked the government to uphold the original decision and refuse the appeal.
He said: 'The buildings on our property date back to 1928 and it is likely that the pine trees being challenged were planted at the time of the construction of the property.
'They are magnificent trees clearly visible and a landmark in the district.
'They would have been substantial long before the appellant bought their property and as such should have been accepted as a part of the beauty of the properties in the area.
Robert Alexander and his wife Vivien believe the trees obscure their views of the sunset
Mr and Mrs Alexander say the lawn of their Glasgow home has suffered from the trees'
