Freedom of information response

Please note that for the below questions 1, 2 and 3 cattle grids are defined as “a device designed to prevent the passage of animals, or animals of any particular description, but to allow the passage of all or some other traffic, and includes any fence or other works necessary for securing the efficient operation of the said device”..

1.    Does the council currently have a policy of removing existing, or not installing new cattle grids? If so, why? 

2.    Please state the total number of cattle grids the Council is responsible for, the total number of cattle grids removed, number of accidents reported involving cattle grids and number of complaints involving cattle grids, number of requests for removal of cattle grids and number of requests for implementation of new cattle grids in the area the Council is responsible for, in the following years? 

     2020    2021    2022    2023 to (end of Sept 2023)
Number of cattle grids on roads maintained by the council                
Number of cattle grids removed by the council                  
Number of new cattle grids installed by the council                
Number of accidents involving animals and cattle grids                
Number of accidents involving people and cattle grids                
Number of complaints involving cattle grids                   
Number of requests for removal of cattle grids                 
Number of requests for implementation of new cattle grids                
 
3.    For each of the following calendar years, please state the Council’s total expenditure on cattle grids separating out implementing new ones, repairs to existing ones and removing cattle grids (as per grid below):

    2020    2021    2022    2023 (up until Sept 2023)
Expenditure on implementing new cattle grids                
Expenditure on repairing existing cattle grids                
Expenditure on removing cattle grids