Hayley Owens, a former West Midlands Police investigator who is now a podcaster, told the BBC that the decision had caused a lot of controversy with local residents.
“I just don’t think an attachment of a flag to a lamppost is a safety concern,” she said.
“The potholes are a safety concern, the rubbish flying around the streets that aren’t being collected is a safety concern, but the flags aren’t.”
She said the flags had “brought so much joy to the community”, adding: “Everybody’s buzzing, everybody’s really happy seeing the flags, everybody’s talking about it.”