Street care and cleaning

The service includes:

Street Cleansing Operations 

includes the hand and mechanical sweeping of highways, pavements and public open spaces such as car parks and market squares to remove litter and detritus.

Street Cleansing also includes the removal of weeds from footways,the removal of dog faeces from pavements and verges and the sweeping of Autumn leaves to maintain safety and reduce the risk of flooding. 

The main towns centres are cleaned daily through the use of barrowmen supported by mechanical pavement sweepers. The villages are cleaned to a schedule, generally four times a year.  If standards within the villages or along the interlinking roads drop additional cleansing will be carried out.

You can download the full Street Cleansing Schedule for 2008/2009 to see when your particular village or area is being cleansed.

Litter and Dog Waste bin emptying

is through a schedule designed to meet local needs.

Verge Mowing

Verge moving is undertaken as part of an Agency Agreement with Derbyshire County Council (opens in a new window). Verges within 30 mph limit zones are normally cut 6 times a year.  Outside the urban areas, flail mowing is carried out on many roads. The frequency of flail moving is once or twice a year and is determined by Derbyshire County Council. The purpose of mowing is maintain highway safety.

Gully Emptying

is carried out under an agency agreement with Derbyshire County Council (opens in a new window). The frequency of emptying is normally once or twice a year and is designed maintain roadway drainage and reduce the risk of flooding.

Fly tipping

Fly tipped material, adjacent to the highway or on district council owned land, will normally be removed within one day of it being reported.  The district council works closely with the Environment Agency to investigate fly tipping incidents and will take action against those found fly tipping within the district. 

For more information on fly tipping follow the link below.

Additional Street Cleansing functions include:

• Street washing when required
• Removal of dead animals from the highway
• Cleansing of recycling sites
• Erection and dismantling of stall markets
• Cleansing of stall and livestock markets
• Erection of litter and dog fouling bins and dog fouling notices
• Removal of graffiti and fly posting from those areas that the district council has responsibility for
• Cleaning of car parks
• Gritting of pavements within town centres during periods of snow and ice. 

Street Inspections

District Council Officers are continually looking for improvements in the scheduling of operations and in cleaning procedures. Council inspectors check that works are carried out and assess the level of cleanliness of the district's streets and highways. Continuous improvement has been evident in key performance indicators over several years.

Spillage - Roads

Spillages on the highway which could cause a danger to highway users should be reported to Derbyshire County Council.  For more information please visit the Derbyshire County Council (opens in a new window) website.

The district council also work closely with parish and town councils to ensure that good standards are being met throughout the district.

For further information about street care and cleaning, or to report any problems, please contact us:

Environmental Services Section
Community Services Department
Derbyshire Dales District Council
Town Hall
Matlock
Derbyshire
DE4 3NN

Environment Hotline: 01629 761215
Fax: 01629 761165
email: EnvironmentHotline@derbyshiredales.gov.uk