Roads
Estate Roads are owned by the Association.We endeavour to keep them in a safe and servicable condition.
We monitor:
- Dangerous parking.
- Routine inspection of road drains.
- Safety inspections are used to detect major highway defects and trigger repairs, to protect the asset, to minimise risk to road users and to support a statutory defence against third party claims.
- Long term repair and resurfacing. We review annually future costs and maintain a contingency fund.
We encourage:
- Adherence to the speed limit of 20mph.
Drains
The major surface water /storm water drains, particularly those from road rainwater gullies, are owned and maintained by the Association.
Surface drains on properties are the responsibility of those properties.
The main foul drains ( sewers ), once owned and maintained by the Association, were taken over by Severn Trent in October 2011
Environment
Maintenance work can improve both the natural and built environment. Within maintenance the following standards will apply:
Hedges: Most roadside hedges are not the responsibility of the Association but any that are will be managed in a sustainable manner.
Trees
Trees within the estate highway will only be removed, pruned and lopped if; following an inspection by a qualified arboriculturist, there is a risk to highway users. We remove fallen trees from the carriageway and undertake emergency pruning if an immediate danger to highway users is apparent. We also have an interest in trees that are not planted in the highway but effect it in some way, causing obstruction for example, where we liaise with owners on the appropriate action to be taken.