Your local area and environmental issues
Alongside Barnsley Council and other partners we work hard to make sure your estate is clean, and well kept by:
Cutting grass regularly between April and October.
Keeping shrub beds, hedges, verges, and grassed areas tidy.
Pruning or felling trees, where needed, that are our responsibility.
Removing offensive graffiti within one working day of you reporting it.
Keeping communal areas in flats, and independent living schemes tidy.
Arranging for abandoned cars to be removed (where the law allows us to).
Controlling weeds by spraying verge edges and paved surfaces that we're responsible for (once in spring and once in summer).
Looking after your garden
Messy gardens have a big impact on our communities, so please follow our tips to keep yours in good shape:
Keep your own garden tidy and in reasonable condition.
Prune back any large hedges or shrubs in your garden.
Look after any fencing that's your responsibility.
Pick up dog poo.
We'll contact tenants who don't keep their garden in a tidy, reasonable condition, and take action if it continues to be unkept after repeated warnings. We can offer advice to vulnerable tenants who are finding it difficult to keep their garden tidy.
Waste and recycling
Barnsley Council provide a kerbside collection service of household and recycled waste. Your grey household waste bin is emptied one week, and your coloured recycling bins are emptied on the other weeks.
Each household should have the following:
A grey 240 litre bin for general waste.
A green bin for garden waste*.
A blue bin for recycling cardboard, paper, magazines, and junk mail.
A brown bin for recycling plastic bottles, pots and tubs, cans and tins, and glass bottles and jars.
*The green bin comes in two sizes. The standard bin is 240 litres, or a smaller 140 litre bin is provided for homes without gardens or where storage space is limited. It’s your responsibility to put the right things in the right bin. The council can’t empty your bins unless the lids are fully closed and there’s no contamination.
Please take any large unwanted items to your local household waste recycling centre (free to use) or arrange for them to be collected by the council.
Grass cutting
Barnsley Council have a grass cutting schedule, where you can find out what they do, and when they'll be cutting the grass on the public areas of your estate.
Newly cut grass can look quite muddy and messy, if the ground's saturated with water after heavy rainfall. Please be patient if this is the case, as the look of the grass should improve when the weather improves.
Poor weather and other unforeseen circumstances can affect the grass cutting schedule, so any scheduled grass cutting will be completed once the weather improves.
Tree management
We help manage issues with trees in line with Barnsley Council's policies, as they're responsible for maintaining and inspecting council owned trees in:
streets
parks and open spaces
cemeteries
The programme for inspections varies according to the condition, location, species, and ages of the trees. The council will always check trees to avoid disturbing nesting birds before starting any work between March and October. They will only work on certain trees with dense crowns in winter, when the nesting season ends.
Report a problem with a tree
Use our eform to report a problem with a council owned tree, such as trees blocking street lights or signs, and damage to your home caused by a tree.
Sheds and greenhouses
If you want to have a shed or greenhouse in your garden, you must ask us for permission. However, you're responsible for checking if there are any planning permission requirements with Barnsley Council. You’ll also be expected to keep any structures in good condition and painted regularly.
We’ll aim to give you a decision within five working days of us getting all the required information, but this may take longer if we need to carry out an inspection. If we can’t make a decision, we’ll contact you, and tell you why there’s a delay.
Allotments
Allotments are a great way to get outdoors, enjoy nature, grow your own vegetables, and help improve your wellbeing. We have a small number of allotments for rent on Bly Road in Darfield and Fitzwilliam Street in Elsecar.
If there’s a waiting list, we’ll rent the next available allotment in order of date of application. Allotment rent depends on its location and site. You can phone us on 01226 787878 for more information.
Join the register to rent one of our allotments, or click the button below to rent an allotment from Barnsley Council.
