Bromley Council has welcomed the news that grass verges along red routes are being trimmed after receiving complaints from residents.

People unhappy about the grass by the A21 and parts of the A232 “mistakenly” complained to the council about the eyesore despite Transport for London being responsible for its upkeep.

The red routes form a network of major roads that carry up to 30 per cent of London's traffic

Executive councillor for environment and community services, William Huntington-Thresher, said: “We are pleased that at last this situation is being remedied but we are calling on TfL to quickly complete cutting the very long grass and make sure that we do not face the same situation again plus to complete the remaining cuts this year.

“Residents understandably have been mistakenly complaining to the council and we have taken these complaints forwards along with our concerns and complaints directly to TfL who are responsible for the maintenance of these areas.

“We are disappointed that TfL did not have contingency plans for the grass cutting problems they have experienced and we would have been pleased to arrange for Bromley’s contractors to cut the grass at TfL’s expense had TfL been willing to consider this.

“This is still an option for the final sections which are still outstanding.

"Apart from this being unsightly, with road safety concerns too, in the current heatwave weather conditions, it is also an increasing fire risk, all of which, we are keen to avoid.”