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Savell Bird & Axon a part of the WYG group creative minds safe hands

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Hertfordshire County Council - Road Adoption Topic Group

26 September 2011

Hertfordshire County Council - Road Adoption Topic Group

26 September 2011


Hertfordshire County Council – Road Adoption

• Who Am I?

• Who are SBA?

• Our Clients

• Who Am I?

• Who are SBA?

• Our Clients



Current Guidance

• Manual for Streets

• Roads in Herts Design Guide

• Comparator Example - Essex Design Guide



Manual for Streets

• Section 38 – recover of reasonable costs

• Private Streets and Planning Obligations to control design and maintenance

• Section 37 – appeal mechanism

• Recommends highway authorities set clear guidance on adoption



Roads in Herts

• Considered a good document, although sometime need to cross reference sections too much

• New adoption policy – not clear for all circumstances

• Identifying areas of adoption at planning application stage may be difficult and cause delay – Outline/Detailed planning applications



Essex Design Guide

• Overall, similar to Herts Design Guide

• May adopt public areas “essential to the functioning and appearance of residential development”

• Essex CC will adopt “Estate Roads”, but will not adopt parking spaces and parking courts



Issues to Consider

• Bus routes

• Refuse Collection

• Design Standards

• Urban Design/Highway Design Conflicts

• Future Maintenance

• Private Management Companies



Issues for Developers - 1

• Good quality design

• Construction and Maintenance Costs

• Costs of Design Approval/Supervision

• Timescales for Design Approval



Issues for Developers - 2

• Flexibility in Design Approach

• Choice of Materials

• Adoption process too prescriptive



Suggestions - Guidance

• Ensure Guidance on Adoption is clear

• Maintain threshold of number of houses

• Give criteria to make decisions

• Give examples

• Produce a list of likely questions and responses



Suggestions – Other Issues

• Informative on Planning Consents

• Develop an acceptable palette of materials

• Allow more flexibility in design

• Allow more flexibility in the approval process

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