Pavements

An annual survey is held every February to determine the footway upgrade programme. This is based on service requests from residents that have been received, previous priorities that have not been completed and recommendations from highway engineers following their routine safety inspections. These areas are inspected by an independent engineer and prioritised.

The priorities attached to each scheme are based on the structural condition of the site, together with the safety implications of the area. Also taken into account are the number of times that the site has been repaired in the recent past, and a weighting factor based on the pedestrian usage for each site.

Obstructions, broken pavement, stolen and theft

Pavements can be obstructed by the following:

• scaffolding / hoardings / skips
  
• builders materials
  
• temporary works including traffic lights
  
• overhanging tree branches, hedges
  
• mud / debris
  
• mixing concrete/mortar on the pavement
  
• unauthorised vendors / traders
  
• encroachment of boundaries
  
• discharge of water onto the pavement
  
• blocking 'rights of way'
  
• plants and bushes
  

Illegal signs

If you would like to report obstructed pavements or broken pavement stones, please use the online form, send an SMS message to 07781 482 456 or contact us on 020 8937 5106.

There is a separate form to report pavement theft.