Generally, land owners erect and maintain the walls and fences that surround property and fields.
These provide security, privacy and to mark boundaries between different landowners. If you want to report a wall or fence in a state of disrepair please complete the online reporting form and send the details to us.
The council's Highways and Planning Service will maintain and repair:
- Walls supporting the structure of the highway - these are called highway retaining walls
- Walls retaining land that has been excavated in cutting to form a highway parapet wall on bridges
- Walls providing a safety barrier for example a steep drop at the other side of the wall.