Valley Lane, Long Bennington

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I am writing to formally request the following information in relation to Valley Lane, Long Bennington, specifically the stretch near the Gablestock entrance (approximate coordinates: 53.002433064851, -0.78385914851029), and in connection with Highways Claim Reference PLPD25/00129:

Requested information

1. Inspection Records
a. All safety inspection reports for Valley Lane from 1 June 2023 to 1 May 2025.
b. Details of the inspection methodology used (e.g. vehicle speed, visibility conditions, recording equipment).
c. Names or roles of personnel conducting inspections and their qualifications.

 2. Maintenance and Repair Logs
a. All reactive and planned maintenance records for Valley Lane during the same period.
b. Dates, nature, and location of any pothole repairs or surface treatments
c,Any internal communications or contractor reports relating to road condition or repair prioritisation.

.3. Complaints and Incident Reports
a. Records of any public complaints, incident reports, or damage claims relating to Valley Lane from 1 June 2023 to 1 May 2025.
b. Any correspondence or internal memos discussing the condition of Valley Lane or its risk profile.

4. Policy Documents
a. The Council's current Highway Inspection Policy and any amendments made between 2023 and 2025.
b. Risk assessments or internal reviews relating to the adequacy of annual inspections for Hierarchy 4 carriageways.

5. Photographic or Video Evidence
a. Any photographs or video footage taken during inspections or maintenance works on Valley Lane in the requested period.
 

Requested information

1. Inspection Records

a. see attached History Reports

b. See HIAMP at the following link HIAMP.

c. see attached Site History Report. To undertake inspections all officers must of completed their Lantra Highways Inspectors Training and are New Roads and Streetworks Act Accredited. They all have to of completed all relevant in-house mandatory training.

2. Maintenance and Repair Logs a. attached Site History Reports b. see attached Site History Reports c, Works are raised in line with our HIAMP at the following link HIAMP for the classification of road. Any instructions to our contractor are details on the jobs (see site history report). .

3. Complaints and Incident Reports a. see attached Site History Report for customer services enquiries LHT have received. Nothing held on the parish files for these dates. b. Nothing on the parish file. I have attached what LHT have locally, this will need information redacting.

4. Policy Documents

a. See HIAMP at the following link HIAMP.

b. See HIAMP at the following link HIAMP.

5. Photographic or Video Evidence

a. If available any photos taken would be on the jobs within confirm, however given the amount of works for this location would take a substantial amount of time to go into each job and download the photos

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