Street Cleansing - What We Don't Do

Street Management - Operations

What we don't do

There are lots of other 'Duty Bodies' that have similar obligations as the Council, and it is important to be aware of the Bodies and areas for which they are responsible. It is fairly common for the council to recieve complaints regarding litter on, for example, a part of the motorway, anid it can be difficult to explain that different organisations have a responsibility for different areas.

Other NWLDC building & land:

The responsibility to keep the area clean lies with those who own the land, for example, housing department. This also included land or building owned by Parish & County Councils within North West Leicestershire.

Motorways:

The Highways Agency is the Duty Body in respect of clearance of litter from motorways. We all know that one of the first impressions visitors to the area form is as their car slowns down to exit the motorway.

Private land:

Street Cleansing Operations staff do not enter private land to clear litter or flytipping. It is the owners responsibility to clear any litter.

Railway land:

Network Rail is the duty body in respect of most railway land and they have a number of operational arrangements in place to keep these areas free of litter. The rail authority is responsible for most rail land structures. This includes the area under the new Phoenix Green bridge across from the council offices.

The Canal Network:

British Waterways are responsible for the litter control along the canal network, and this responsibility extends to towpaths and canal embankments.

Removal or Spraying of Weeds

The District Council is not responsible for the control of weeds growing in streets. The work is carried out by the Highway Authority - Leicestershire County Council