Decision details
Rural Grass Cutting Trials
Decision Maker: Corporate Director of Business and Environmental Services
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Decision:
Commencement of trial options identified in
section 4.4 of the report;
Approved the duration of the trials for three years and that
updates on the effectiveness of the trials will be provided to
future BES Executive Member meetings
Authorised officers to identify suitable trial locations in line
with the points identified in section 4.6 of the report
Reasons for the decision:
To enable officers to establish the
effectiveness of different grass cutting measures on the Cat2, 3a
and 3b rural highway network.
By establishing safety impacts, budget impacts and biodiversity
impacts, a more informed decision can be made in respect of the
future rural grass cutting policy.
Alternative options considered:
None
Publication date: 23/04/2021
Date of decision: 23/04/2021