Annual Inspections for the current and Previous 5 years Gorse Lane

Request

1) The dates of the annual inspections for the current and previous 5 years for Gorse Lane, Hungerton.

2) The date when the last major highway works were completed on Gorse Lane, Hungerton.

3) The reasons for the classification of Gorse Lane, Hungerton as a Hierarchy 4 road.

4) The number of reported incidents of pot holes in the previous 3 years per year, 2025, 2024, 2023 for Gorse Lane, Hungerton.

5) Copies of the Highways inspection and maintenance records for Gorse Lane, Hungerton for the last 5 years.

6 )The number of claims paid out by Lincolnshire County Council for pot holes on Gorse Lane, Hungerton annually for last 5 years.

7) The total number of pot hole claims submitted to the Council in relation to Gorse Lane, Hungerton annually over the last 5 years.

8) The last date of a traffic survey and the results. 

Decision

1) Please see attached site history report for dates

2) Surface Dressing Works were completed here on February 2021 (see attached site history report attached)

3) The hierarchy of the carriageway is determined partly by the volume of traffic but is also influenced by factors such as pedestrian/cyclist usage. Together, these issues are referred to as the ‘functionality’ of the section of highway in question.  Therefore, the Carriageway hierarchy is determined by the functionality and scale of use of the road and not necessarily by its road classification.  This is detailed in the Highways Infrastructure Asset Management Plan Item 4 – Strategy and Hierarchy, which can be found at the following link HIAMP

4) Please see attached site history report which details the enquiries raised for this location.

5) Please find attached Site History Report for this information

6) Listed as Gorse lane Grantham on the claims reporting system there are 13 settled claims.

7) Listed as Gorse lane Grantham on the claims reporting system there are 79 claims received.

8) Please find attached surveys

 

Should you require the attachments mentioned above please contact customerinformationservice@lincolnshire.gov.uk with the below reference number and this can be provided.

Reference number
12606866
Date request received
3 June 2025
Date of decision
29 August 2025