The Environment, Climate Emergency and Transport Committee approved the Council’s Weed Control Measures Options appraisal in September 2021 for a one-year contract with a further one-year extension. This report seeks approval for the one-year extension to allow time for officers to further investigate and action alternative methods of weed control. It is proposed that the extension to the current weed control contract will run from January 2023 until December 2023.

This updated report provides Committee with an overview of the appraisal exercise undertaken to consider options for future weed control across the borough