Estate standards for grounds maintenance
We need your help in keeping the living spaces and communal areas clean and pleasant for all and would encourage reporting any spaces considered ‘Red’ rated to your Housing Manager.
Grass areas
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The grassed areas look as though they have been recently cut and are well maintained, with little evidence of weeds and good quality grass. The edges of the grassed areas should be cut back to their original line and not spreading over pathways and flower and shrub beds. |
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Grassed areas are overgrown, do not appear to have been cut as per the programme or to meet the service standards. The grass is generally in poor condition and needs to be cut back or trimmed. There may also be transgression of grass away from its original line, onto footpaths and into flower and shrub beds. |
| RED | |
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The grassed areas appear to have not been attended to for some time e.g. growth of grass onto footpaths, and length of grass. The grassed areas are also of an unacceptable quality and although ‘Green’ consists mainly of weeds. |
Weed clearance
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The area is completely free of weeds. Evidence suggests that any weeds that have existed have been killed and all dead weeds removed. |
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As well as weeds that are still alive there is evidence of weeds that appear to have been sprayed but have not been removed or not sprayed for a long period. Weeds in this category will appear to have been there for some time and there is little evidence that annual or routine maintenance has taken place. |
| RED | |
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There is evidence of large amounts of well established, as well as new weeds that appear to have never been attended to. There will be no evidence that any annual or routine maintenance has taken place or that any other weed control has been carried out. There may also be evidence of weeds that have been sprayed a long time ago and have not been removed. |
Shrub beds and hedges
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Shrub beds and hedges are well maintained, they have been attended to by annual maintenance, have been cut back and are attractive to the eye. There should be no shrubs or hedges that have overgrown footpaths, grassed areas and parking or seating areas. |
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Shrub beds and hedges are generally well maintained, but there is evidence of both new and established growth that requires routine attention. Shrubs or hedges should not yet be over-growing footpaths, grassed areas and parking or seating areas. |
| RED | |
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There is evidence that in a number of areas shrub beds or hedges are over-growing footpaths, grassed areas and parking or seating areas. Shrubs and hedges look to have not been attended to for a long period of time and have the potential to be a hazard or risk to residents. Shrubs and hedges in this condition would be considered a service failure and would require immediate attention. |
Trees
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These trees will have an upright structure with no lean, no structural weaknesses and shall have a crown that is of a healthy green colour. There should be no deadwood or diseased limbs. These trees should not be blocking light from resident’s windows or causing a hazard to pavements, walkways, car parking. |
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These trees will be medium leaning, show signs of some structural weaknesses and/or have some deadwood within the crown. They may also, without some attention, in future potentially block light from resident’s windows and overhang or cause a hazard to pavements, walkways, car parking areas or other communal areas unless attention is paid to them. |
| RED | |
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These will be trees that are heavily leaning, have major structural weaknesses and/or have major deadwood within the crown or show signs of disease (yellowing of the foliage). They may also be seriously blocking light from resident’s windows and overhanging or causing a potential hazard to pavements, walkways, car parking areas or other communal areas. |