Street Cleansing

Hampshire County Council is the legal owner of all adopted roads and pavements within the Borough.

Fareham Borough Council clean these areas on their behalf under the terms of an agency agreement, to a standard according to the Environmental Protection Act 1990.  The street cleansing section is responsible for carrying out this duty.  Other areas the Street Cleansing Section is responsible for are:

• Adopted Roads and Footpaths
• Subways
• Footbridges
• Beaches and Coastal Foreshores
• Litterbins
• Fly Posting
• Fly Tipping
• Recycling Sites
• Dog Fouling
• Removal of Dead Domestic Animals
• Weeds
• Council Owned Car Parks
• Town Centre & Shopping Parades
• Graffiti Removal

Summary of Street Cleaning Standards (70 Kb)

Adopted Roads & Footpaths

Carriageway channels and some paths are swept using mechanical sweepers on a frequency of 1 day to 3 weeks, the frequency depending upon known need.

If you wish to report a road or a footpath that needs to be cleansed, please complete our street cleaning on-line form or contact the Council on Tel: 01329 236100 or e-mail customerservices@fareham.gov.uk

Subways

There are ten subways within the Borough, which are cleansed every ten working days.
Hampshire County Council deals with any graffiti that is found in them.
If you wish to report Graffiti to Hampshire County Council please contact Tel: 01962 846914.
If you wish to report a dirty subway that needs to be cleansed please complete our street cleaning on-line form or contact the Council on Tel: 01329 236100 or e-mail customerservices@fareham.gov.uk

Footbridges

There are four footbridges within the Borough which are cleansed every six weeks.

If you wish to report a dirty footbridge that needs to be cleansed please contact the Council on Tel: 01329 236100 or e-mail customerservices@fareham.gov.uk

Beaches and Coastal Foreshores

We maintain the foreshore from the boundary with Gosport Council at Monks Hill car park to Salterns car park, from Cliff Road to Meonshore Chalets, Warsash and Swanwick Shore Road.

All relevant beaches are litter picked and cleansed above the high-water mark.
During the months of April to October the beach is cleansed on a daily basis.
Between the months of November to March the frequency of cleansing is reduced.
If you wish to report litter on the beach please complete our street cleaning on-line form or contact the Council on Tel: 01329 236100 or e-mail customerservices@fareham.gov.uk

Litter Bins

Litterbins are emptied on a regular basis; this ranges from three times a day to once a week.
If you find one that has been damaged, and you wish to report it please complete our street cleaning on-line form or contact the Council on Tel: 01329 236100 or e-mail customerservices@fareham.gov.uk

Fly Posting

Please see the enforcement page on fly posting for further information.

If you notice any fly posting please contact the Council on Tel: 01329 236100 or e-mail customerservices@fareham.gov.uk

 

Fly Tipping

Please see the enforcement page on fly tipping for further information.

If you notice any fly tipping please contact the Council on Tel: 01329 236100 or e-mail customerservices@fareham.gov.uk

Recycling Sites

We litter pick around the recycling sites.  If you wish to locate your nearest recycling site please see the recycling section of our website.

Dog Fouling

For information on dog fouling enforcement please see the enforcement page.

To report an incident of dog fouling contact the Council on Tel: 01329 236100 or e-mail customerservices@fareham.gov.uk

Removal of Dead Domestic Animals

We collect dead domestic animals that have been involved in accidents on the highway.

If you would like to report a dead animal contact the Council on Tel: 01329 236100 or e-mail customerservices@fareham.gov.uk

Weeds

Weeds on pavements are the responsibility of Hampshire County Council (this is an external hyperlink).  For further information please see their website.

Council Owned Car Parks

All relevant highway car parks are cleansed on a regular basis. The frequency of the cleansing depends on the public usage.
If you would like to report a car park that needs cleansing please complete our street cleaning on-line form or contact the Council on Tel: 01329 236100 or e-mail customerservices@fareham.gov.uk

Town Centre

The Town Centre is classed as a Zone 1 under the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
There are two full time operatives in the Town Centre.
Cleansing of the Town Centre to achieve a grade A is done on a daily basis by 8.00am.
Numerous follow up cleans are carried out during the day.

Graffiti Removal

The Council attempts to clean graffiti from all Council owned structures within thirty working days of it being reported.  Offensive graffiti is usually cleaned within five working days.  The Council can also remove graffiti from private domestic property free of charge, subject to the landowner signing a consent form.  To report graffiti please contact the Council on Tel: 01329 236100 or e-mail customerservices@fareham.gov.uk

 

For further information on any of the above topics please contact the Council on Tel: 01329 236100 or e-mail customerservices@fareham.gov.uk

 

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