We have a duty to protect and assert the rights of the public to use and enjoy our roads and paths.
Our highways enforcement team deal with all highway obstructions (except for parking) and offences relating to temporary structures and other items on the highway including:
tree branches and vegetation overhanging the public highway (obstructing the passage of traffic, vehicular or pedestrian, or obstructing visibility)
unauthorised vehicular accesses
vehicles causing an obstruction of footpaths or grass verges
damage to the highway (roads, paths and verges, including highway signs and apparatus)
advertising boards on the highway (including posters and banners on street furniture)
caravans or trailers obstructing the highway
skips and scaffolding
unfenced land adjacent to the highway (for example private forecourts of shops) causing a danger to highway users
unauthorised excavation of the highway
materials deposited on the highway (for example building or horticultural supplies)