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Grounds Maintenance Service Standards

Grounds Maintenance Service Standards

In order to provide a degree of operational planning, service standards for grounds maintenance activities have been designed around resource availability, zoning methodology and the Code of Practice on Litter and Refuse that defines standards for cleanliness and weed growth. 


Grounds Maintenance Standards that are maintained are detailed as follows:

Zone / CategoryZone Summary / RemarksGrass CuttingWeed SprayingHedge Cutting
1  - Town Centre

This would include areas of high footfall associated with educational establishment, particularly secondary and primary schools

12 x annually

Shrub beds, tree bases (only where required), fence lines/channels & obstructions 2 x annually

Highway kerbs, path edges, slabbed & whin paths 1 x annually

1 x annually
2 - Residential (high density)Terraced, tenement, flatted housing and educational establishments12 x annually

Shrub beds, tree bases (only where required), fence lines/channels & obstructions 2 x annually

Highway kerbs, path edges, slabbed & whin paths 1 x annually

1 x annually
3 - Residential (low density)

Detached and semi-detached

 

Housing and educational establishments

12 x annuallyShrub beds, tree bases, fence lines/channels & obstructions 2 x annually

 

Highway kerbs, path edges, slabbed & whin paths 1 x annually

1 x annually
4 - Sports fields and facilitiesFootball pitches, athletic fields etc. and all sports facilities managed by West Lothian Council16 x annuallyShrub beds, tree bases (only where required), fence lines/channels & obstructions 2 x annually

Highway kerbs, path edges, slabbed & whin paths 1 x annually

 

Ad Hoc
5- Open spaces, parks and cemeteriesOpen spaces and parks not classified as common ground. Cemeteries will receive the same standard of cutting as parks.12 x annually

Shrub beds, tree bases (only where required), fence lines/channels & obstructions 2 x annually

Highway kerbs, path edges, slabbed & whin paths 1 x annually

Ad Hoc
6 - Industrial areasAreas of common ground within industrial estates12 x annually

Shrub beds, tree bases (only where required), fence lines/channels & obstructions 2 x annually

Highway kerbs, path edges, slabbed & whin paths 1 x annually

Ad Hoc
7 - Classified roads and verges and roundabout (up to first 2m) not included in zones 1 - 3Classified Roads (A, B and C) linking towns and residential areas2 x annuallyAd HocAd Hoc
8 - Rural roads and verges (Up to 1m) including Livingston Greenways (not including public parks)These areas have specific health and safety requirements to ensure safe operation2 x annuallyAd HocAd Hoc
9 - Central reservationsPotential for a second visit if required/ appropriate1 x annuallyAd HocAd Hoc
10 - Areas managed for biodiversity/wildlife verges/ Wildflower meadows etc.A number of sites are being managed where they've been identified to be of significance for biodiversity.1 x (and lift/ or grazed) annuallyAd Hoc (only where required e.g. INNS)Ad Hoc
  • Shrub pruning is carried out to all Council beds once a year between November and March
  • Garden Maintenance scheme (for Council tenants only) - Grass cutting x 11 visits a year with every 3rd cycle including strimming edges.  Hedges cut x 1 visit a year

Sustainable Amenity Grassland Management Strategy: Incorporating Community Choices to Grounds Maintenance.


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