Road or pavement obstructions

Obstructions are objects which have been illegally put there or overhang a road or pavement.

Vehicles

If you think a vehicle:

• is being illegally traded from or worked on, report a vehicle causing an obstruction
• has been left without an owner, see our Abandoned vehicles page
• is parked on the street where it's not allowed, see our Where you can and can not park page

Overhanging trees and hedges

• report trees and hedges overhanging a road or pavement
• report a tree overhanging a street light 

Other obstructions

We are responsible for issuing licences to place skips, scaffolds, hoardings and building materials on a road. In most cases licences require that these items are placed so they do not cause an obstruction. In some cases, however, this is impossible, and not all obstructions will be classed as unauthorised.

We also have a policy that actively discourages placing goods and advertising on roads and pavements so they minimise the nuisance and danger they may cause.

• report a non-vehicle obstruction
  • caravans
  • unauthorised builders skips
  • unauthorised scaffolding/hoardings
  • unauthorised building materials
  • unauthorised vendors or traders not trading from a vehicle
  • fallen trees
  • unauthorised structures
  • decorative stones and plant pots on a road verge
  • fencing on a road, verge or pavement
  • blocking a Public Right of Way

If something has been spilt then see our Spillages on roads page.