Some useful information is provided on the Derbyshire County Council website. (external website**)
Priority is being given to the main gritting routes which include main A-roads, most B-roads, most bus routes and some other roads which have specific difficulties.
In bad weather conditions gritting teams will try to treat as many minor roads as possible once the main routes have been salted.
Derbyshire County Council are responsible for gritting all footpaths. Some car parks are gritted at our discretion, depending on weather conditions.
Derbyshire County Council is responsible for the winter maintenance and gritting (external website**) of public roads and public footpaths in the county. Certain roads will be treated throughout the winter, whenever the temperature is forecast to drop below freezing. Snow clearance will be carried out promptly.
There are "self help" grit bins, or salt heaps, located at various points throughout the Borough. Most of these are the responsibility of Derbyshire County Council. We will install and maintain grit bins in the Borough Council car parks and within sheltered housing schemes. The supply of highway and footpath grit bins is the responsibility of the County Council Highways Department.
Enquiries and complaints regarding grit bins will be dealt with by the Borough Council, if owned by us, or passed to the appropriate authority, if not owned by the Borough Council.
Derbyshire County Council will provide up to 10 grit bins per year to parish or town councils and High Peak Borough Council (for Buxton and Glossop areas).
Once the county has allocated 10 grit bins, no further grit bins will be issued until the next winter period. The 2009 allocations have been met. If a community wishes to request a new grit bin, then you can be added to the long list for consideration.
The county council will fill the grit bins only once. Thereafter, the appropriate authority has the responsibility for maintaining and filling their own grit bins.
| Buxton | Central Area | Glossop | Hadfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market place and Sainsbury |
New Mills | Municipal Buildings | Albert Street |
| Bridge Street | Whaley Bridge | Edward Street | Off Station Rd |
| Market Street | Chapel-en-le-Frith | Bernard Street | |
| The Slopes | Castleton | ||
| Pavilion Gardens (lower level only) |
Hope | ||
| Spring Gardens Centre | Edale | ||
| Sylvan |
**Please note: High Peak Borough Council is not responsible for the content of any external websites.