Weed Control
Depending on the area in the borough, certain authorities or departments are responsible for weed control. Read on to find out who to contact if you wish to report a weed problem.
Public Highway
Hertfordshire County Council is responsible for the highways and their maintenance. They provide a subsidy for Welwyn Hatfield Council to carry out spraying of weeds on roads and pavements. This would be carried out sometime around May or June depending upon the weather and weed growth. Road channels with regrowth will be resprayed during the autumn.
If you have a problem, please report this to the Contact Centre on 01707 357000 or email contact-whc@welhat.gov.uk. We will then consider the problem and, if it is not the responsibility of Welwyn Hatfield Council, it may be passed to Hertfordshire County Council.
Housing areas
Drying areas will be sprayed but controlling weeds in other housing areas is the responsibility of the Housing Department. If you are concerned about weeds, please report this to the Housing Office on 01707 357796 or email wgc.housing@welhat.gov.uk or hatfield.housing@welhat.gov.uk depending on where you live.
Council flower and shrub beds
For more information, please see the Horticultural Standards page.