Highways adoption. The adoption of roads into the public highway (1980 Highways Act)

Advice Note

Department for Transport, 2022
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Sustainability, Environment, Development & Planning

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Advice Note

Abstract

Comprises advice on how the adoption of roads in England can be carried out by highway authorities to make them maintainable at public expense. Covers: operation of section 38 agreements; operation of the private street works code - adoption after execution of street works; how the advance payment code works; and road adoption using section 37 of the 1980 Highways Act. Also includes a set of planning conditions which aims to ensure that arrangements for the future management and maintenance of new roads within developments, is confirmed at the planning stage.

History

Supersedes Highway adoptions - the adoption of roads into the public highway (1980 Highways Act) (DFT, 2017).

Subjects

  • Planning and development
  • Planning control, Northern Ireland
  • Roads and traffic
  • Transport planning
  • Planning control

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