Roads and waste plans and policies

This document contains Orkney Islands Council’s Roads Asset Management Plan for 2023 to 2028. It covers the management and maintenance of roads, footways, bridges, drainage, street lighting, crossings and street furniture. It sets service standards, investment plans and funding needs, including the different results of maintaining or reducing current budgets. It also identifies pressures such as traffic growth, severe weather, coastal erosion, rising costs and limited asset data.

Please be aware that this summary has been generated using AI.

This document contains the Orkney Islands Council’s 2025-26 review of its 986km road network, including current condition, defects, customer reports and past investment. It reports that 26.97% of roads need major maintenance, with 1,010 defects recorded in 2024-25, while customer-reported problems continue to rise. It compares three 20-year funding options: continuing current budgets, investing £6.8m a year to maintain current condition, or delaying investment before later recovery, and shows the likely effects on road condition, repair workloads and costs.

Please be aware that this summary has been generated using AI.

This document contains Orkney Islands Council’s Roads Management and Maintenance Plan for 2023–2028. It explains how the Council will manage roads, footways, cycleways, lighting, drainage and other assets using a risk-based approach focused on safety, serviceability and sustainability. It sets out inspection standards, repair priorities, winter maintenance, emergency response, verge care, performance measures and financial management. It also covers environmental protection, biodiversity and the legal duties guiding the service.

Please be aware that this summary has been generated using AI.

This document contains Appendix 1 of Orkney Islands Council’s Roads Management and Maintenance Plan 2023–2028. It explains road classifications and lists public roads across Orkney, including their area or island, connecting roads and length in metres.

Please be aware that this summary has been generated using AI.

This document contains Appendix 2 of the Roads Management and Maintenance Plan 2023-28, covering footways across Orkney. It lists roads and paths in Kirkwall and St Ola, Stromness, mainland communities and the outer islands, with their start and end points, condition categories for each side and recorded lengths.

Please be aware that this summary has been generated using AI.

This document contains Appendix 3 of the Roads Management and Maintenance Plan 2023–2028. It lists footpaths in Kirkwall and Stromness, including their names, hierarchy ratings and lengths where recorded. It also includes footpaths serving Stromness Academy and the Faravel, Grieveship and Hammnavoe housing schemes.

Please be aware that this summary has been generated using AI.

This document contains Appendix 4 of the Roads Management and Maintenance Plan 2023–2028. It lists category B cycleways in Kirkwall and Stromness, including route names, locations and measured lengths where available. The Kirkwall list includes tracks around Papdale, Weyland, Glaitness and Hatston, while Stromness includes the Market Green cycle track.

Please be aware that this summary has been generated using AI.

This document contains Appendix 5 of the Roads Management and Maintenance Plan 2023–2028. It lists streetlight columns, wall lights and control pillars across Orkney, including their locations, identification numbers, heights, materials, lamp types, power ratings and map coordinates.

Please be aware that this summary has been generated using AI.

This document contains Appendix 7 of the Roads Management and Maintenance Plan 2023–2028. It lists illuminated signs and bollards across Orkney, giving their locations, parish, identity codes, column heights, lamp types, power ratings and map coordinates.

Please be aware that this summary has been generated using AI.

This document contains a detailed register of Orkney’s non-illuminated road signs, bollards and verge markers. It lists each item’s road, parish, identity code, type, description and map coordinates. The entries cover speed limits, warnings, directions, parking, weight and width limits, crossings, cycle routes, passing places, barriers and other road features.

Please be aware that this summary has been generated using AI.

This document contains Appendix 8 of the Roads Management and Maintenance Plan 2023–2028. It lists 47 bridges and structures across Orkney, including their names, parishes, identification numbers and map coordinates. It also lists the four Churchill Barriers in Holm and Burray, with their identification numbers and locations.

Please be aware that this summary has been generated using AI.

This document contains Appendix 9 of the Roads Management and Maintenance Plan 2023–2028. It lists embankments, seawalls and walls across Orkney, with details of the road or site, parish, identification code, length and map coordinates. Records cover locations on Orkney Mainland and several islands, including Hoy, Sanday, Stronsay, Westray and South Ronaldsay.

Please be aware that this summary has been generated using AI.

This document contains Appendix 11 of the Roads Management and Maintenance Plan 2023–2028. It explains that the Council maintains road markings on public roads, car parks, footways, footpaths and cycleways, but does not yet have a full record of all the markings it is responsible for. An inventory is being created and this appendix will be updated when it is complete.

Please be aware that this summary has been generated using AI.

This document contains Appendix 12 of the Roads Management and Maintenance Plan 2023–2028. It lists safety barriers, railings, handrails and fences across Orkney, with their road locations, parishes, identification codes, lengths, materials and map coordinates.

Please be aware that this summary has been generated using AI.

This document contains Appendix 13 of the Roads Management and Maintenance Plan 2023–2028. It lists eight life buoys at Churchill Barriers 1 to 4 in Holm, Burray and South Ronaldsay, with each buoy’s identity code, map coordinates and location on the southbound or northbound carriageway.

Please be aware that this summary has been generated using AI.

This document contains an appendix to the Roads Management and Maintenance Plan 2023–2028, listing Orkney’s pay and display, short-stay, long-stay, commercial vehicle and community car parks. It gives each car park’s location, total spaces, disabled parking spaces and electric vehicle charging bays, including approximate figures where spaces aren’t marked.

Please be aware that this summary has been generated using AI.

This document contains Appendix 15 of the Roads Management and Maintenance Plan 2023–2028. It lists the locations, identity codes and map coordinates for car park ticket machines, electric vehicle charging points, weather stations and cattle grids across Orkney, including charger manufacturers and charging speeds.

Please be aware that this summary has been generated using AI.

This document contains a list of seven operational plans supporting the Roads Management and Maintenance Plan 2023–2028. These cover winter services, verge maintenance, the Peerie Sea chamber, Churchill Barriers closures, drainage inspections and electrical inspections.

Please be aware that this summary has been generated using AI.

This document contains a guide to the levels used to investigate defects under the Roads Management and Maintenance Plan 2023–2028. It covers roads, footways, footpaths, shared surfaces, car parks, signs, barriers, drainage, standing water and vegetation, with measurements given in millimetres. It also sets response times for public lighting, lit signs and bollards, including one-day responses for serious faults and two days for lanterns that are out or missing.

Please be aware that this summary has been generated using AI.

This document contains condition standards for roads and related infrastructure under the Roads Management and Maintenance Plan 2023–2028. It sets thresholds for repairing or treating roads, footways and markings, and schedules inspections and cleaning for drainage, signs, verges, lighting, bridges, walls and embankments. It also explains how safety defects, including damaged barriers and lifebuoys, should be handled.

Please be aware that this summary has been generated using AI.

This document contains the risk register for the Roads Management and Maintenance Plan 2023–2028. It sets out assumptions about staffing, budgets, data, policy, materials, weather and Covid-19 measures, along with the risks if these change and the planned responses, such as prioritising work, updating information, making defects safe and revising service standards.

Please be aware that this summary has been generated using AI.

This document contains Orkney’s Road Safety Strategy to 2030, setting out how local partners will reduce deaths and serious injuries on the islands’ roads. It follows Scotland’s Safe System approach, covering safer road use, vehicles, speeds, roads, roadsides and emergency response. The strategy includes road safety education, cycling and active travel, road improvements, speed reviews, maintenance, enforcement and support from emergency and health services.

Please be aware that this summary has been generated using AI.

This document contains Orkney Islands Council’s Verge Maintenance Plan for 2025–2030. It explains how roadside verges will be managed to keep roads safe, maintain clear views and signs, control harmful weeds and support wildlife. Verges outside 30mph areas will usually be cut once a year, with extra safety cuts where needed and special care in heathland, moorland and dune areas. It also sets out how ragwort, docks and thistles will be controlled.

Please be aware that this summary has been generated using AI.

This document contains Orkney Islands Council’s policy for festive decorations mounted on streetlight columns from 2021 to 2026. Community councils and groups must get permission, meet safety and electrical standards, and provide insurance before installing decorations. They’re responsible for buying, fitting, maintaining, removing and storing decorations, which can usually be connected from 1 November to no later than 31 January. The Council will pay for electricity and may remove unsafe installations.

Please be aware that this summary has been generated using AI.

This document contains Orkney Islands Council’s 2012 policy for tourist signs on public roads. It explains which attractions and facilities may qualify, based mainly on recognition and quality approval by VisitScotland, and sets rules for sign locations, design, symbols and use in towns, villages and sensitive areas. It also outlines the application process, including the information required, Council approval and legal agreement. Applicants must normally pay for the signs, installation, repairs and replacement.

Please be aware that this summary has been generated using AI.

This document contains Orkney Islands Council’s policy for household waste and recycling collections. It explains which bins, bags and materials households can use, how to present them, and arrangements for extra capacity or difficult-to-access properties. It also covers missed collections, excess waste, contaminated recycling, assisted collections, bulky items and the safe disposal of hazardous waste.

Please be aware that this summary has been generated using AI.