My neighbour's flag flies on our property - The Times

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Without conversation or consultation, my next-door neighbour has erected a 20ft-high flagpole topped by a large white ensign, right on the boundary between our two properties. When the wind blows from the east, which is often, the entire flag flies over my land. 

In extremis, am I allowed to “cut back” that part of the flag on my side of the perimeter?

The Russell-Cooke Real estate team answers a reader's question in The Times. He relates the specific planning rules which govern how flagpoles and flags can be displayed on property.

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