Decision details

Operational Decision 088 dated 24th March 2020 approved reduced service provision across Streetscene, including partially standing down Grounds Maintenance works, in response the government guidance on the Covid-19 national lockdown.

Radcliffe Town Centre has recently benefited from public realm improvement works. These improvements included the installation of several landscaping features, which contain free standing barrel planters.

This type of planter requires regular watering, particularly during dry periods. For the duration of the lockdown these features have not been watered and as a result are showing signs of decline.

In order to try and reinvigorate the planting it is proposed to commence watering the barrel features throughout Radcliffe Town Centre.

This work will be carried out using existing staff already engaged in grounds maintenance works and will not have any impact on other priority service delivery.