The Highway Development Control 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 Stockton on Tees Borough Council's
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 complete our on-line form below or contact us using the contact details to the right of this page.
