Grit Bins

Keighley Town Council shall provide grit bins for self-help by members of the public.

1.What is Grit?

Grit is another name for ‘rock salt’ and it helps keep roads safe by preventing them becoming icy; it works by lowering the temperature at which water freezes. It relies on pedestrian movement on pavements or the action of vehicle tyres to spread it over the road, but it can get too cold for the salt to work. Below -5 degrees centigrade the effectiveness of grit is reduced, and pavements/roads may still freeze. Rain or snow can wash the salt away leaving the area prone to re-icing, so salting ideally needs to take place after rain but before the water freezes.

2. Grit Bin Provision

Keighley Town Council will only provide a new grit bin in cases where there has never been a grit bin, and subject to meeting the approved criteria set out in the application.

3. Key factors that are considered include:

Highway gradient, Highway safety and Distance to next grit box. Other factors e.g., elderly persons accommodation; known water problems; junction problems; unadopted status.

Grit bins shall only be located where at least two of the criteria in List (A) are met and all the remaining eight in List (B)

List (A)

• The gradient is greater than 1 in 10. (For every 10 feet you move forward, your height increases by 1 foot)
• A junction or road with a known history of
• The Acceptable number of disabled or elderly residents within the bin vicinity should be one third of those people named on the Application Form.

List (B)

• Not on a route already gritted by Bradford
• Must be for use on the public highway. (Road and footway)
• The location shall not obstruct the passage of
• A minimum of 1.5m clearance on the footway is
• The location shall not obstruct the line-of-sight for vehicles or
• The location is not within 200m of another grit bin
• The location is within an urban
• The location is either within the boundary of a public road or can be sited on private land with the landowner’s permission in a way to give safe uninterrupted access by residents, Keighley Town Council operatives, contractors and or authorised

1. Where Grit Bins will not be provided

The Council will not provide grit bins in private areas or car parks or any other public or private property such as schools, parks, hospitals, old people’s homes, etc. unless a service agreement is in place.

1. Location of Grit Bins

Grit bins will only be located where they can be filled from a lorry. The grit bins shall be replenished three times during the winter period and ad hoc fills will be made subject to weather conditions during the winter period, subject to resources being available. Grit bins will be left in place during the summer months unless there is a history of vandalism at a particular location. In the case of continued damage being caused the Committee may decide to remove the Grit bin permanently.

The locations of grit bins will be recorded and made available on the Council’s website.

1. Use of Grit

The grit in the bin is purely for use on the public highway and footpaths. If the grit is used on private land/footpaths/driveways consideration will be given for the removal of the bin.

1. Applications for a Grit Bin

An application will not be considered unless the agreement is supported by at least 50% of households within 100 meters of the proposed bin location.

Only one member of a household can support an application.

Submission of an application does not guarantee a bin will be provided. Any request that meets the criteria in “A & B “above” will be considered at the next Watch and Transport Committee meeting following receipt of the application.

The submission of an application does not guarantee a bin will be provided, all new bins matching the criteria will be considered at the Watch and Transport Committee meeting.

 

Keighley Town Council Grit Bin Locations:

Aireville Close – Spring Gardens & Utley

Arncliffe Road – Fell Lane & Westburn

Astall Close – Highfield

Bank House Farm – Laycock

Bankfield Road – Laycock

Belgrave Rd by Church – Highfield

Berrington Way No 2 – Oakworth

Berrington Way No 59 – Oakworth

Box Tree Grove – Long Lee & Parkwood

Braithwaite Edge Road – Laycock

Bramley Close – Oakworth

Broad Head Lane – Oakworth

Broadlands – Highfield

Bromley Grove – Bogthorn & Exley

Central Avenue – Bracken Bank & Ingrow

Central Drive – Bracken Bank & Ingrow

Clover Rise (Big Local) – Long Lee & Parkwood

Cobbles House – Long Lee & Parkwood

Cranleigh Mount – Fell Lane & Westburn

Dale View Grove – Long Lee and Parkwood

Dendrum Close – Oakworth

Devonshire Street by PBX – Town

Dockroyd Lane – Oakworth

East Avenue – Town

Edensor Road – Town

Ellia Street – Town

Elmwood Drive – Bracken Bank & Ingrow

Elmwood Road – Bracken Bank & Ingrow

Elmwood Terr – Bracken Bank & Ingrow

Enfield St Bottom – Highfield

Exley Road – Fell Lane & Westburn

Farley Crescent – Oakworth

Felbrigg Avenue – Fell Lane & Westburn

Glenhurst Avenue – Woodhouse & Hainworth

Hainworth La/Hainworth Road – Woodhouse & Hainworth

Hainworth Lane (Middle) – Woodhouse & Hainworth

Hainworth Lane Bottom – Woodhouse & Hainworth

Harewood Crescent – Bracken Bank & Ingrow

Harewood Road – Bracken Bank & Ingrow

Hayfields Close – Bogthorne & Exley

Heaton Avenue – Morton & Sandbeds

Heritage Way/Waterwheel Lane – Oakworth

High Pasture – Fell Lane & Westburn

High Spring Road – Long Lee & Parkwood

Highfell – Fell Lane & Westburn

Highfield Lane – Highfield

Holker Street – Showfield & Lawkholme

Laycock Village – Laycock

Leach Crescent – Riddlesden

Leach Way – Riddlesden

Lee Court – Long Lee & Parkwood

Low Fell Close – Fell Lane & Westburn

Malvern Crescent – Riddlesden

Mill Lane – Fell Lane & Westburn

Minnie Street – Knowle Park

Moore Drive – Oakworth

Moorfield Drive – Oakworth

Moorland Terrace – Long Lee & Parkwood

Mornington Street – Town

Nessfield Drive – Fell Lane & Westburn

Oakbank Crescent – Bogthorn & Exley

Parkers Lane – Spring Gardens & Utley

Paslew Court – Morton & Sandbeds

Poplar Drive – Morton & Sandbeds

Raglan Street – Fell Lane & Westburn

Raynham Crescent – Laycock

Ridgeway Mount – Bogthorn & Exley

Rushy Falls Meadow – Bracken Bank & Ingrow

School Walk – Guardhouse

Selbourn Grove – Knowle Park

Shann Crescent – Highfield

Shared Church – Town

Southlands Mount – Riddlesden

Spring Avenue – Long Lee and Parkwood

Spring Bank Rise – Woodhouse & Hainworth

Spring Gardens Mount – Spring Gardens & Utley

Springfield Court – Spring Gardens & Utley

St Johns Way – Fell Lane & Westburn

Strawbery Street – Town

The Fairways – Spring Gardens & Utley

Thornhill Avenue – Bogthorn & Exley

Thwaitesbrow Road Btm – Long Lee & Parkwood

Top of Hird Street – Knowle Park

Town Hall Square – Town

Valley View Close – Bogthorn & Exley

View Road Bottom – Highfield

West Fell Way – Fell Lane & Westburn

Western Street – Bogthorn & Exley

Westfield Crescent – Riddlesden

Whorles Farm – Laycock

Wimbourne Drive – Highfield

Windsor Crescent – Oakworth

Windsor Road Oakworth

Woodhouse Road – Woodhouse & Hainworth

Woodville Road – Highfield

Worthville Close – Woodhouse & Hainworth