Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council

Adoption of Highways (roads and footpaths)

The council, via its Highway Asset Management service, 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 costs.

Recently adopted schemes

The following schemes have recently been accepted for adoption by Stockton Council :-

• Maritime Road (East side) - highway widening, carriageway and footways
• Maritime Road (West side) - highway widening, carriageway and footways
• Portrack Lane (North side) - highway widening, carriageway and footways
• Portrack Lane - carriageway, footway, highway verge and highway drains
• Portrack Lane (South side) - footway widening
• The Black Path (West side) - carriageway, footway and highway verge
• Dugdale Street (West side) - footway widening
• A1046 North Shore Link - carriageway, footway, footway/cycleway, highway verge and highway drains
• A1046 North Shore Road - carriageway, footway, footway/cycleway, highway verge and highway drains
• North Shore Road - carriageway, footway, footway/cycleway, highway verge and highway drains
• Riverside - footpath widening and highway verge widening

(The above works are part of the North Shore Roadworks, Stockton)

• 1825 Way - carriageway, highway verge and footway/cycleway
• Bowesfield Crescent (North) - carriageway, highway verge and footway
• Surtees Way - carriageway, footway and highway verge

(The above works are part of the 1825 Way, Stockton)

• Crofton Road, Stockton - carriageway, footway, footway/cycleway, highway verge and highway drains
• The Beeches, Station Road, Billingham - carriageway and footways
• Heaton Road (Phase 3), Longfellow Road, Billingham - carriageway and footways