1. In 2021 to 2023, how many blocked road drains were reported?
The number of reports quoted below are those categorised as “blocked drains” when reported. This may not be the cause of the problem on investigation. There are also reporting categories of “flooding” and “standing water” some of which may be related to blocked drains.
| 2021 | 4,288 |
| 2022 | 3,024 |
| 2023 | 4,707 |
2. In 2021 to 2023, how many road drains did the Council unblock, either after a report or as part of ongoing maintenance?
The Council does not hold this information by calendar year, but is able to provide figures by financial year.
| 2021/22 | 34,205 |
| 2022/23 | 32,132 |
| 2023/24 | 27,864 |
3. What was the cost in each year for this?
The spend figures quoted below are a combination of revenue budgets for gullies and cleaning, which include cyclic cleaning of gullies and drainage features, siding and ditching, leaf sweeping and cleaning cattle grids, as well as reactive unblocking of drains. The information is not held separately for the individual types of works.
| 2021 | £4,082,282 |
| 2022 | £4,153,695 |
| 2023 | £5,707,849 |
4. How many road drains does the Council maintain?
205294 Gullies
75252 Grips
187 Aco Drains
10313 Buddleholes