Japanese knotweed and other non-native plants

We have the power to take legal action (under the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014) against landowners where non-native invasive plants like Japanese Knotweed are allowed to grow and spread to neighbouring properties.

We can do this through the service of a community protection notice, which deals with anti-social behaviour. It may be anti-social if:

• you have Japanese knotweed, hogweed or certain other non-native plants growing on your property and they are likely to spread to other people’s land
• you do not do anything to stop it spreading

You should discuss your concerns with the owner of the impacted property before you contact us.

Private land

To report the presence of Japanese knotweed, or other non-native plant, on private land, please use the online form.

To report online, you will need to register for a MyAccount. Registration is free, easy and normally takes less than a couple of minutes.

Report an issue (private land)

Council-owned land

To report the presence of Japanese knotweed, or other non-native plant, on council owned land, please use the online form:

Report an issue (council-owned land)