Dear Sir
With regard to the letter ‘Who pays to clear Autumn Leaves’.
I am in a similar situation, except that it is the garden to the rear of my property. Beyond the fence at the bottom of the garden is a spinney belonging to the council.
Each year I collect the leaves which fall from the trees and bag them, usually there are in excess of twelve bags, once reaching a total of eighteen.
I have emailed the council about the matter and they have agreed to trim the overhanging branches back, but this will do little to reduce the quantity of leaves that fall, on asking for the bags to be removed  they  offered  to collect them but stated that there would be a charge of £11.50 for up to six bags of garden waste. As the leaves are not garden waste, but council waste I believe it is the council who should pay for the removal of their own waste.
As I do not drive I cannot take the bags to the refuse centre myself and would not ask others to use their vehicles to take the bags on my behalf. Equally. I would not wish to dump the bags on council property which would be an inconvenience to both them and members of my community.
Peter Shepherd
Ed:
This is one of a number of letters received on the subject. It is also relevant to state how leaves left on the ground become a hazard to walkers who may slip and break bones. This cost is much more than having leaves removed.
Many residents used the brown bins to collect leaves blown from common land onto their premises. It begs the question what will happen when the collection stops and should householders pay for filling their bins with leaves not from their trees?