JK Rowling ordered to cut back her 30ft Leylandii trees around her historic ...

Council orders JK Rowling to cut back the 30ft Leylandii trees around her historic Edinburgh mansion because they are blocking street lights The trees tower over the pavements and roads surrounding her £2m mansion Council bosses have asked the author to lop them 'as a matter of urgency'   It is understood the author was planning to carry out the work before the notice 

By Jack Newman For Mailonline

Published: 14:21 BST, 17 May 2019 | Updated: 14:27 BST, 17 May 2019

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JK Rowling has been asked by council bosses to lop the 30ft Leylandii trees which surround her Edinburgh mansion after claiming they block the street lights. 

The trees tower over the pavements and roads outside the Harry Potter author's historic £2million Edinburgh mansion. 

Council officials wrote asking to have the trees lopped as a 'matter of urgency'. 

JK Rowling has been asked by council bosses to lop her 30ft Leylandii trees around her mansion after they encroached the pavement and started blocking the street lights

JK Rowling has been asked by council bosses to lop her 30ft Leylandii trees around her mansion after they encroached the pavement and started blocking the street lights

The trees tower over the pavements and roads outside the Harry Potter author's historic £2million Edinburgh mansion

 The trees tower over the pavements and roads outside the Harry Potter author's historic £2million Edinburgh mansion

They alleged the trees are blocking light from lampposts on the pavement.

The council said: 'It has been observed that foliage overhanging the pathway adjacent to your

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