I am writing to obtain information about council beautification projects. Please provide me with the following information for the previous five financial years (2025-26, 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, 2021-22).

1. The total amount spent on filling potholes in each of the requested years.
2019-2020
Number of Pothole Reports (HIMS Enquiries) 2295
Number of Pothole Repairs 2278
Cost of Pothole Repairs £302,755.47
2020-2021
Number of Pothole Reports (HIMS Enquiries) 1039
Number of Pothole Repairs 2069
Cost of Pothole Repairs £238,301.31
2021-2022
Number of Pothole Reports (HIMS Enquiries) 1010
Number of Pothole Repairs 2449
Cost of Pothole Repairs £219,313.29
2022-2023
Number of Pothole Reports (HIMS Enquiries) 1863
Number of Pothole Repairs 1580
Cost of Pothole Repairs £196,641.89
2023-2024
Number of Pothole Reports (HIMS Enquiries) 2139
Number of Pothole Repairs 2817
Cost of Pothole Repairs £317,037.53
2024-2025
Number of Pothole Reports (HIMS Enquiries) 1303
Number of Pothole Repairs 2052
Cost of Pothole Repairs £214,145.33

2. The total amount spent on power washing in each of the requested years.
Zero

3. The total amount spent on buying / managing flowers in each of the requested years.
Zero

4. The total amount spent on fixing or decorating windows on council owned properties in each of the requested years.
Zero

5. The total amount spent on lawn mowing (maintenance) in each of the requested years.
From our Housing department
2021-22 £43,070
2022-23 £40,000
2023-24 £50,700
2024-25 £75,517
2025-26 £1,152
Cleaner and Greener have advised £250k for cutting grass verges, £30k for cutting grass at WBC Property which includes Housing sites
From our Property Services: We have a ground maintenance contract June – December 2024 = £5285.87/ January – October 2025: £4729.60 and April – December 2024 = £11,400 / January – September 2025 = £13,680
From a meadow management perspective we have spent ( and been paid ) the following
2025 costs £54,402 Funded £ £81,762 ( HLS grant plus ringfenced developer contributions)
2024 costs £36,482 Funded £ 53,842 ( HLS grant plus ringfenced developer contributions)
2023 costs £38,122 Funded £56,023 ( HLS grant plus ringfenced developers contributions
Our Countryside Services are unable to collect accurate figures for 2022 or 2021 but they would follow a similar trend with more funding coming in than expenditure going out

6. The total amount spent on painting in each of the requested years.
2021-22 438K
2022-23 670k
2023-24 305K
2024-25 340K
2025-26 495K