Throughout the year,  we carry out a cleansing, sweeping and weeding 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.

• 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, currently £12.14 for 2022/2023.

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

Fly tipping in garage compounds can be reported online.

Cleansing

The cleansing is done 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

Treatment is carried out to shrubs and hard surfaces two to three times a year.

Shrubs and hard surfaces for March / June were completed by the end of April. There will also be treatments carried out in June / July and August / September.