Overgrown Vegetation & Footpaths
As is typical at this time of year, a number of reports are being received regarding overgrown vegetation on footpaths, pavements and obscuring street furniture. These can all be reported to Surrey County Council. SCC will clear this vegetation where it is their responsibility and if the vegetation is coming from private land, work with the landowner’s to ensure it is cut this back.
Betchworth Parish Council would like to request that all resident and landowners check and rectify any oversailing vegetation onto the footpaths and also any street furniture which may be obscured on the Highway.
We will obviously continue to support, report and escalate issues raised to us as a Parish Council but encourage you to use the Fix my street tool and report directly, as the more people that raise an issue, the more likely we are to get a resolution.
Additionally, Councillors have recently met with the SCC Countryside Access Officer (Maintenance & Enforcement) to understand how we can better work with them to support improvements to high foot fall paths in the local area to improve routes (particularly in winter months).