Appendix 1
KCC Highways & Transportation
Soft Estate Service Levels 2012/13
KCC Highways & Transportation has set a minimum level of service for 2012/13.
|
Vegetation Type |
What this means |
Frequency of cut/treatment |
|
Urban Grass |
Grass located next to roads or footpaths, normally within the town or village centre and 30 mph limit. |
8 times per year |
|
Rural Swathe Grass |
The metre or so wide strip of grass right next to the road edge and is normally outside the 30mph limit. |
Once per year |
|
Visibility splays |
Grass that is adjacent to a road junction and is within the sight line for drivers turning in or out |
2-3 times per year |
|
Shrub beds |
Areas of low planting mainly in estate roads |
Weed and trim once per year |
|
Weeds |
Pavements or kerb lines that have historically been susceptible to weed growth |
Spray once per year |
|
Hedges |
KCC hedges on the highway (NB. KCC has very few hedges as most are privately owned on property boundaries and are therefore the sole responsibility of the land owner). |
Cut once per year |
Work Programmes
|
8 x Urban Grass Cut Schedule 2012/13 |
|
|
|
Cut No. |
Earliest Allowable Date |
Date to be Completed By |
|
1 |
17-Apr |
12-May |
|
2 |
19-May |
13-Jun |
|
3 |
20-Jun |
16-Jul |
|
4 |
23-Jul |
16-Aug |
|
5 |
23-Aug |
17-Sep |
|
6 |
24-Sep |
18-Oct |
|
7 |
25-Oct |
19-Nov |
|
8 |
11-Mar |
29-Mar |
|
2012 |
Earliest Allowable Date |
Date to be Completed By |
|
Swathe Cut |
01-Jun |
31-Jul |
|
Visibility cut No. 1 |
10-May |
31-May |
|
Visibility cut No. 2 |
04-Jul |
25-Jul |
|
Visibility cut No. 3 |
05-Sep |
26-Sep |
|
Weed Control |
15-May |
31-Jul |
KCC Highways & Transportation
01 April 2012