Roadside verges along Occupation Lane and Manor Lane, Broadholme

Management and cutting of roadside verges along Occupation Lane and Manor Lane, Broadholme

1. Confirmation as to whether the verges along Occupation Lane and Manor Lane are part of the adopted public highway

2. Details of which authority or organisation is responsible for maintaining these verges

3. Copies of any verge-cutting policies, schedules, biodiversity guidance or management plans applicable to these roads

4. The dates on which verge cutting was carried out in these locations during 2025 including:

4a. Work undertaken directly by the council or its contractors

4b. Any works authorised or undertaken by third parties, including adjacent landowners or farmers.

5. Confirmation as to whether any permission licence, agreement or authorisation was granted to a local farmer or landowner to cut the verge along Occupation Lane and Manor Lane during 2025

6. Copies of any correspondence, instructions, agreements or records relating to verge cutting by third parties in these locations.

7. Details of any ecological, biodiversity or environmental considerations taken into account before the verges were cut.

8. Information regarding whether these verges fall within any recognised wildlife corridor, pollinator initiative, conversation area, Local Wildlife Site, or Biodiversity action plan.

9. Copies of any complaints, reports or communications received by the council during the past three years relating to verge cutting in Occupation Lane or Manor Lane.

10. Details of any policy or legal powers used to regulate, permit or prevent aggressive cutting by adjacent landowners or farmers.
 

1. No

2. Lincolnshire County Council, as Highway Authority

3. These locations are on the rural flail programme and are cut in accordance with our policy which is 3 times a year to a length of between 25mm and 75mm, for a width of 1.1m from the edge of the carriageway.

4a. Cut 1 w/c 28/04,

Cut 2 w/c 16/06,

Cut 3 w/c 22/09

4b. No records are kept of this.

5. No

6. None

7. None

8. No

9. No enquiries received.

10. The Highway Authority has powers under the Highway Act 1980 to prevent certain activities being carried out on the highway .

However, in relation to grass cutting, there are undocumented permissive agreements in place allowing farmers to cut verges to a higher frequency than that carried out under our policy.