Freedom of Information Act / Environmental Information Regulations Request
Reference: ECC20397421 05 26
Response: 03 June 2026
I can confirm that Essex County Council does hold this information, and where we are able to release this, our response is listed below.
Question 1 - Inspection and maintenance records of the referenced road from 17/03/2024 to 17/03/2025 along/at Brook Road.
Question 2 - Any inspection and maintenance records of the referenced pothole.
Question 3 - Confirmation of the intervention criteria for identified highway defects, such as potholes.
Question 4 - How highway defects such as potholes, are categorised and how those categories are defined.
Question 5 - Confirmation of how quickly different highway defects are repaired and what the repair schedule is once they have been entered into the system.
Question 6 - Confirmation of whether you agree with the version of events and if not, let us know your reasons.
Please see the attached site history report, which includes the maintenance history, as well as defects identified during inspections and their associated risk assessment details.
As shown on the site history report quarterly driven and annually walked safety inspections are carried out, these are in accordance with Highway Maintenance Policy and General Principles and our Maintenance & Inspections Strategies which are publicly available online www.essexhighways.org/roads-strategies#maintenance
Please see page 9 of the Maintenance & Inspections Strategy: Carriageways, Footways and Cycleways document that is publicly available online www.essexhighways.org/roads-strategies#maintenance
Our current Highway Maintenance Policy and General Principles and our Maintenance & Inspections Strategies are publicly available online www.essexhighways.org/roads-strategies#maintenance.
Details of how inspectors risk assess and prioritise highway issues can also be found on our public web site at www.essexhighways.org/how-we-prioritise-highway-issues.
The defect has been highlighted on the site history report.
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