Information about Kent County Council and Dover District Council and how to report problems.

Kent County Council

County Hall, Maidstone ME14 1XQ
Tel: 03000 41 41 41

Ash falls within the Sandwich Division of Kent County Council which has elections every four years, the last in May 2018.

Kent Highway Services

Report a fault here to KCC

To report a fault on-line go to the button above Report a fault here to KCC

  • Repairs to potholes in carriageways
  • Repairs to potholes in footways
  • Hand weeding and edging
  • Sweeping of road junctions
  • Repairs and adjustments to damaged road signs
  • Repairs to street lights
  • Cutting overgrown vegetation to improve visibility
  • Verge tidying
  • Repairs to fencing
  • Clearance of debris/leaves from drainage channels
  • Repairs to damaged manhole covers or frames
  • Minor drainage work to alleviate flooding
  • Kerbing repairs
  • Road Markings

Report a problem on the road or pavement go to Report a Fault including:

  • Broken signs
  • Overgrown trees
  • Potholes
  • Traffic signal faults

Footpaths – Kent County Council

Report a fault here to KCC PRoW

Report a problem with a public right of way (also known as Footpaths) go to the button above Report a fault here to KCC PRoW.  This includes

  • broken stiles
  • overgrown vegetation or fallen trees
  • damaged or dangerous path surfaces
  • damaged or missing signposts

Dover District Council

Report a fault here to DDC

White Cliffs Business Park, Dover CT16 3PJ
Tel: 01304 821 199
Web: www.dover.gov.uk
Out of office hours 01304 821 199 will access an emergency service.

You can report by clicking on the button above  Report a fault here to DDC

  • missed bin collections
  • dirty streets
  • litter and dog fouling
  • fly tipping
  • street lights
  • anti- social behaviour

For the full range of subjects are shown on the DDC web-site

Unauthorised Encampments

In the Dover District we do not tolerate unauthorised encampments. An unauthorised encampment is when a person or group in vehicles moves onto land that they do not own, without the landowner’s permission. This is classed as civil trespass.

Click here for more information.

Frequently  Asked Questions

Household Doorstep Rubbish Collections

Information and assistance is available form Dover District Council on:
Tel: 01304 872 428
or go to their web-site  by Clicking Here

Fortnightly, glass, cans and some plastics are collected in the blue topped bins, paper and cardboard in the black boxes and green garden waste that can be composed in the green sacks or in other containers of a similar size. Alternate fortnights, all other rubbish is collected in the black topped bins. Food refuse is collected weekly in the green bins. Purple sacks are available if bins are not suitable for your property. Please put your collections out by 7am on your collection day.  From April 2021, the collection days have changed.  To check the calendar for your address Click Here

Householders are required to pay an annual fee to have garden waste collected.

Clothing Recycling Bank

Situated in the Dover District Council Car Park, behind Ash Village Hall, Queens Road, Ash.  The clothing recycling bank is for the Salvation Army.