Mud on the highway
About this service
Some mud or dirt on roads may be inevitable in rural areas where farming is the main activity. However, it is an offence to allow soil or refuse from land adjacent to a public highway to fall, be washed, or carried onto the road. Mud from vehicles and animals can be a potential hazard to other road users, and can be the cause of accidents.
Positive action is taken in respect of development sites where activity is likely to result in mud being carried onto the roads, either through imposition of conditions on planning approvals or by way of a planning agreement with developers.
We usually contact the farmer or those responsible in the first instance, asking for the mud to be removed. If it is not removed within a reasonable time we may arrange for the work to be undertaken and charge the person responsible. The Police may prosecute for failure to remove.
Contact Details
Email: clarence@wiltshire.gov.uk
Telephone: 0800 23 23 23 - From landlines within Wiltshire: or 01225 77 72 34 From
Mobiles and from outside Wiltshire.
Fax: 01225 713488
Postal Address:
Customer Services
Wiltshire Council
County
Hall
Trowbridge
Wiltshire
BA14
8JN
Last updated: 14 August 2009