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Adopted roads and highways
Road adoption is a term used to
describe the council taking ownership
of a ‘private street’.
A ‘private street’ is a road, which is maintained at public expense. This means that the council, as a highway authority, is under no obligation to carry out repairs or cleansing to the street, even though it could be a public right of way to which highway and traffic law can be applied.
New roads that have been constructed in accordance with the County Council's guidelines are normally adopted by way of an agreement between the developer and the Council under section 38 of the Act. Existing roads will not normally be adopted unless they are brought up to current standards by the owners of the road. It may for example be unpaved, without kerbs, footways, surface water sewers, gullies and lighting or any of these features, and its surface is probably in a bad condition.
Under the provisions of Sections 205 to 218 of the Highways Act 1980, the highway authority, that is the Council, may resolve to 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. This procedure enables the Council on completion of necessary remedial works to adopt the street as a highway maintainable at public expense.
If your road has been adopted then the council will be responsible for maintaining your street/road. Most streets in the Knowsley Borough are adopted.
If your street/road is private, maintenance will be the responsibility of the owner/occupiers within that street.
Residents of private roads who wish their road to be adopted should complete and return the road adoption proforma request form below.
Developers seeking to have new roads adopted can obtain further information from the Council's Traffic Management Division.
To find out whether your street is adopted, contact us using the details below.
A ‘private street’ is a road, which is maintained at public expense. This means that the council, as a highway authority, is under no obligation to carry out repairs or cleansing to the street, even though it could be a public right of way to which highway and traffic law can be applied.
New roads that have been constructed in accordance with the County Council's guidelines are normally adopted by way of an agreement between the developer and the Council under section 38 of the Act. Existing roads will not normally be adopted unless they are brought up to current standards by the owners of the road. It may for example be unpaved, without kerbs, footways, surface water sewers, gullies and lighting or any of these features, and its surface is probably in a bad condition.
Under the provisions of Sections 205 to 218 of the Highways Act 1980, the highway authority, that is the Council, may resolve to 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. This procedure enables the Council on completion of necessary remedial works to adopt the street as a highway maintainable at public expense.
If your road has been adopted then the council will be responsible for maintaining your street/road. Most streets in the Knowsley Borough are adopted.
If your street/road is private, maintenance will be the responsibility of the owner/occupiers within that street.
Residents of private roads who wish their road to be adopted should complete and return the road adoption proforma request form below.
Developers seeking to have new roads adopted can obtain further information from the Council's Traffic Management Division.
To find out whether your street is adopted, contact us using the details below.
Attachments
Road Adoption Application Form (PDF 146KB)Who to Contact
Regeneration and Neighbourhoods
Telephone: 0151 443 2238
Write to or Visit:
PO Box 26,
Yorkon Buildings Huyton,
Knowsley,
Merseyside,
UK
L36 9FB
Email: road.adoption@knowsley.gov.uk
Telephone: 0151 443 2238
Write to or Visit:
PO Box 26,
Yorkon Buildings Huyton,
Knowsley,
Merseyside,
UK
L36 9FB
Email: road.adoption@knowsley.gov.uk
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