Issue - meetings

Cabinet considered a report that set out a proposed change on the codes of practice in relation to highway drainage cleansing, to deliver more effective cleansing of all gully assets.

In presenting the report, County Councillor Swarbrick indicated that paragraph 24 of the report should, for the purposes of clarity, be amended to remove the words "of flooding". Therefore, the paragraph would read:

"24. In addition to the reports considered on the matrix above, all reports relating to highway drainage systems will be carefully considered, in particular:

-  Information and evidence provided.

-  History of the area.

-  Date of the next scheduled cleanse.

-  Potential impact of issues reported."

Resolved: That

1. The 2 year (2025/2026 and 2026/2027) expansion of the cyclic gully cleansing programme and risk based approach to reactive gully cleansing to encompass all highway gully assets within the county council's remit, be approved; and
2. The Director of Highways and Transport be authorised, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport, to make the associated amendments to the county council's guidance and codes of practice in relation to gully cleansing.