The majority of grass verges adjacent to roads are within the public highway and therefore come under the responsibility of Derbyshire County Council as Highways Authority although the District Council maintain these on their behalf.
 
In fulfilling our responsibilities, we are required to keep verges safe and unobstructed and this is particularly important at road junctions where clear visibility for motorists and pedestrians is important.

We arrange grass cutting in-house or via external contractors. Funding is allocated annually through the routine highways maintenance budget to ensure that grass cutting is continued throughout the growing season.

In rural areas, a number of grass verges have rare or endangered species of flora/fauna and here the grass cutting regime is tailored to suit.

Litter, abandoned cars, and fly tipping on road verges generally falls to us to collect and remove.

Contact Details
South Derbyshire District Council
Grounds & Facilities
Civic Offices
Civic Way
Swadlincote
Derbyshire
DE11 0AH

Telephone: 01283 595782
Fax: 01283 595720 
Online: online enquiry form
E-mail: grounds@south-derbys.gov.uk

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