Highway Asset Management
The Highway Asset Management section of the Council deals with
various issues regarding roads, their maintenance and
adoption.
The Council can take ownership of a private street to be maintained at
public expense. This is done by raising the standard of a private street by
providing any or all of the missing features or by improving the standard
of any existing features.
If the highways on a new development are proposed to be adopted, the
developer/ land owner must enter into an agreement under section 38 of the
Highways Act 1980 to become highway maintainable at public expense and
deposit with the Council, a bond of surety to secure completion of the
work, also inspection fees will be payable. The highway must be constructed
in accordance with our Design Guide.
It is the Council's policy that the sewers on new development sites must be
adopted by Northumbrian Water Limited under section 104 of the Water
Industry Act 1991 prior to the road being adopted.
Existing private roads will only be considered for adoption if they satisfy
the current standards detailed in the Design Guide.
Owners of private streets can be expected to make a contribution towards
these costs.
For further details, please contact us.
