Throughout the year, we carry out a cleansing, sweeping and weeding treatment programme to maintain all the garage blocks within Stevenage. This is to ease the build-up of litter and debris from the blocks and to suppress weed growth and development.

• A fortnightly litter pick.
• Quarterly sweeping by a mechanical sweeper.
• Up to 3 weed treatment applications per year.
• Ad-hoc works outside the stated schedules.

This is covered in the cost of garage tenants weekly licence fee. If you own a garage within a block you will be required to pay a proportion of the annual cost, £15.68 for 2024/2025.

Please refer to the 'frequently asked questions' for questions relating to this charge.

Litter picking

Litter picking is carried out on a fortnightly cycle, as below.

Schedule of Garage Block Maintenance

Day	Week One Area	Week Two Area
Monday	St Nicholas	Bedwell
Tuesday	Pin Green	Broadwater
Wednesday	Old Town	Shephall / Poplars
Thursday	Symonds Green	Chells
Friday	Industrial Area / Gunnelswood	Chells Manor

Weed treatments and cleansing of the block

A weed treatment is applied two to three times a year. This is to suppress weed growth and development. Weeds that are dead and tall standing are removed when sweeping is completed but please note that some are left in situ as removing them can open up the area for new weeds to grow.

Mechanical road sweepers attend the blocks on a quarterly basis to clear any loose debris and sweep the area providing that vehicles are not blocking any access. Work may be required outside the last visit and can be reported online via the fly tipping in garage compounds page.

The below file shows the date your compound was last swept.

The timetable below is an indication of when your garage block is next due for the mechanical sweep. Please note that is an estimate and may be subject to change.

Area	Cycle 2	Cycle 3	Cycle 4
St Nicholas	July	October	January
Pin Green	July	October	January
Old Town / Coreys Mill	July	October	January
Symonds Green	August	November	February
Bedwell	August	November	February
Broadwater / Bragbury End	August	November	February
Shephall	September	December	March
Chells	September	December	March
Martins Wood	September	December	March