Install, remove or refill a grit bin
How the Council manages grit bins
The Council maintains grit bins at strategic local sites to help residents treat nearby pavements, cul‑de‑sacs and minor roads, supporting shared responsibility for winter safety.
Requests for new bins are assessed using a risk matrix. Applications will only be considered where:
- The gradient is not greater than 1:10, or
- The request relates to junctions with a history of accidents.
If the request does not meet these requirements, then grit bins may be provided if they are externally funded.
Grit bins will not be installed where:
- The location is on an existing gritting route
- The location obstructs sight lines
- The location is within 200 metres of another grit bin
- The location obstructs pedestrian access, including for wheelchair users or buggies
- The location is outside the boundary of the public road
Individuals cannot apply for a grit bin. If you would like one installed, please contact your local residents’ association, parish, town or district council to ask whether they are willing to fund a bin, either privately, through their organisation, or via the limited East Sussex County Council funding pot.
If the organisation agrees to your request, they will contact us. We will then review the request and, if approved, agree a suitable location. Bins may be placed on the highway, private land or Council-owned land, with landowner permission.
If you are a residents’ association, parish, town or district council applying for a new grit bin, please complete this form.