New salt bins requests
Leicestershire County Council will only accept requests for new salt bins from a parish, town, borough or district council. For an application pack please contact CSCparishes@leics.gov.uk
There is set criteria which must be met for the request to be considered. Please review the checklist before submitting an application:
- The proposed location is not on a Priority 1 or Priority 2 precautionary carriageway salting route. (this may be checked by looking at the Gritting and travel this winter map).
- The proposed location will not compromise safety or unreasonably hinder the passage of highway users as there will be a minimum of 1.5 metres wide clearance on the footway once the salt bin is in position.
- The proposed location does not obstruct junction sight lines.
- The proposed location is not within 200 metres of another salt bin location.
- The proposed location is on highway land.
- The proposed location can be directly accessed and a salt bin placed here can easily be filled from a lorry.
- The proposed location is at a junction with known history of accidents or on a sharp/severe bend and has a road gradient greater than 1 in 10.
- The council on whose behalf this application is made commits to meeting the cost of purchasing, installing and initial filling of the salt bin (the provision cost).
- The council on whose behalf this application is made commits to meeting the cost of any subsequent replacement in the event of vandalism, damage or general misuse.
- The replacement cost is agreed to comprise the cost of removing and disposing of the existing bin, followed by the purchasing, installing and initial filling of the replacement salt bin.
- The owners of all neighbouring properties within the vicinity of the proposed location (outside and opposite) agree to a salt bin being at the proposed location and there are no objections.
More information about salt bins and our gritting routes: Gritting and travel this winter.
Parish Partnerships scheme
The Parish and Communities Partnership scheme handbook has been created as your practical guide to working collaboratively with Leicestershire County Council to enhance and support your local area:
The handbook has been designed to empower parish councils, community groups, and trusted third parties by providing clear, accessible information on a wide range of services, initiatives, and opportunities. From biodiversity and flood resilience to festive lighting and road maintenance, the guide offers an A–Z overview of how communities can engage with and contribute to the wellbeing of their local environment.
Reporting a problem – illegal parking
You can now report illegal parking, online at Parking enforcement.
Causeway one.network guide
One Network is a unique digital web-based road management platform that provides information on changes to roads and temporary disruptions such as roadworks.
One Network connects road operators, utilities, contractors, traffic management teams and the public with an aim to reduce disruption, keep traffic moving and improve journeys. See guide on using one.network below:
Vegetation post card
Training has been provided to a number of parish and town councils on the post card initiative. This initiative enables parish and town councils to issue post cards to residents in the event of nuisance vegetation over the highway.
If you would like more information or to access this training, or you require extra post cards, please contact the Special Projects team on etdspecialprojects@leics.gov.uk
Licencing of apparatus over, along or across a public highway (S178)
There is new guidance on the licencing process for any apparatus that you may propose to attach to a street lighting column owned by us.
Such apparatus may include (but not be limited to):
- hanging baskets
- seasonal decorations
- banners
- CCTV cameras
- ANPR cameras
- Vehicle Activated Signs (VAS)
- speed indicator devices
- wi-fi equipment
- catenaries (a system of overhead wires above the highway used to support electricity cables)
Also see: Attachments to highway lighting columns, and Street lighting columns and structural testing below.
Street lighting columns and structural testing
See our frequently asked questions and a copy of the Licence Application Pack for attaching decorations and hanging baskets etc. for lamp posts:
Find out if a road is unadopted
To find out if a road is unadopted in most cases you can use the Highway adoption status search it allows anyone to find the adoption status of any street in the County. You can also use Find my street, which includes a map where you can click on any street to find the overall maintenance responsibility and classification.
As these are underpinned by two different datasets there may be discrepancies, these should be reported to hre@leics.gov.uk as well as any queries about highway status/extent.
Our role in the planning process
Our role as the Local Highway Authority in the planning process is as a statutory consultee. This means that Local Planning Authorities, LPAs (district/borough councils and the county council) consult with us on planning applications where they consider that there will be an impact on the local highway network.
Leicestershire County Council typically respond to between 3,000-4,000 planning consultations and pre-application enquiries a year.
Our Highway Development Management team provide advice to the LPAs. This can include advising conditions to be included on Decision Notices, advising contributions are sought for highway infrastructure, or advice of refusal. The LPAs, in reaching their decision on planning applications, will consider this advice, along with responses from other statutory consultees e.g. parishes, and any other representations.
Our advice is based on factual evidence, and takes into account the latest policy and guidance including the National Planning Policy Framework and the Leicestershire Highway Design Guide.
Flooding – Who does what
We are the Lead Local Flood Authority (LLFA) which covers:
- investigating reported flooding occurrences (mainly where properties have been flooded internally) after the event in priority of the flooding impact
- being the statutory consultee for Major Planning Applications
- issuing consents for works on watercourses and can enforce to ensure flow is maintained in the watercourse (under the Land Drainage Act)
- having a responsibility for strategic flood risk management planning (co-ordination role with other risk management authorities)
Other responsibilities are held by:
- Land Owners – the owner of the land or property next to or over a river, stream, ditch or piped flow of water (culvert) that forms part of a watercourse, is legally termed a ‘riparian landowner’ of that section of the watercourse
- The Environment Agency – manages the risk of flooding from main rivers, reservoirs, estuaries and the sea, as well as being a coastal erosion risk management authority
- Highway authorities (LCC) – are responsible for highway drainage. We are the highways authority for Leicestershire Water and sewerage companies
- Water and Sewerage companies – are responsible for managing the risks of flooding from water and foul or combined sewer systems (Severn Trent Water and Anglian Water in Leicestershire)
More information about flooding and who to contact can be found at Flood Risk Know What to Do and Be Aware - Flooding.