Lewisham Council answer:

Dear Councillor Peake
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Thank you for forwarding 's concerns regarding gritting.
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The Council carries out gritting when the weather forecast suggests that it is prudent. This information is obtained from the Meteorological Office which is updated 4 times daily and is based?on likely?road surface temperatures.
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Grit is laid firstly on a series of primary routes which take in principal roads, local distributor roads, bus routes and emergency service priority routes and roads with steep gradients.? If required, grit will also be laid on a series of secondary routes such as roads? serving schools and premises used by Special Needs Groups and other locations with specific access problems.
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Footways are not routinely salted and do not form part of the primary route.? However if severe icy conditions are experienced, we will undertake gritting on a priority basis ie major town centres, local shopping centres and footways close to heavily used areas such as schools, railway stations, hospitals and medical centres. Also footways designated as "safe?route to school" and other locations with specific access problems would be included.
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We can confirm that both Westwood Park and?Ringmore Rise are?included on our?primary gritting route.?
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I hope this is helpful.

Yours sincerely

Malcolm Smith
Executive Director for Regeneration


Philip
cllr_philip.peake@lewisham.gov.uk