Highway enforcement

Obstructions are objects which have been unlawfully placed on or which overhang the highway. Examples include:

• builders' skips
• scaffolding/hoardings
• builders materials
• temporary works including traffic lights
• overhanging tree branches, hedges
• mud/Debris on the road
• mixing concrete/mortar on the highway
• unauthorised vendors/traders
• encroachment of highway boundaries (where ownership of areas of the highway has been unlawfully assumed)
• discharge of water onto the highway
• blocking "Rights of Way"
• plants and bushes
• illegal signs

It is an offence to obstruct the free passage of the highway. The Council has legal powers to enforce removal of the obstruction. We try to assist businesses and others to comply with their legal obligations without unnecessary expense or hardship. Ultimately, firm action will be taken against those who disregard the law. Such action may lead to prosecution.

To report any obstruction or enforcement issue in respect of the highway, please contact us.

Last update: 23/02/2012