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This briefing paper answers Frequently Asked Questions about roads and vehicles.
This briefing paper answers Frequently Asked Questions about roads and vehicles.
Infrastructure Adoption
I rise to present a petition on behalf of residents of Mid Cheshire pertaining to unadopted estates in my constituency.
Around 4,700 households—equivalent to more than 12% of all properties across Northwich, Middlewich and Winsford—are on new build estates where basic infrastructure such as roads, drains and sewers remain unadopted...
Infrastructure Adoption
I rise to present a petition on behalf of residents of Mid Cheshire pertaining to unadopted estates in my constituency.
Around 4,700 households—equivalent to more than 12% of all properties across Northwich, Middlewich and Winsford—are on new build estates where basic infrastructure such as roads, drains and sewers remain unadopted...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what powers local highway authorities have to compel developers to complete section 38 adoption procedures within a defined timescale; and if he will introduce new enforcement mechanisms where developers fail to bring roads and associated infrastructure up to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what powers local highway authorities have to compel developers to complete section 38 adoption procedures within a defined timescale; and if he will introduce new enforcement mechanisms where developers fail to bring roads and associated infrastructure up to...
I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement (HCWS1210) made on 18 December 2025.
The two consultations both closed on 12 March 2026. We are currently analysing the feedback received and will publish our response in due course.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of research by the Home Builders Federation on rates of road adoption by local authorities; and whether he is taking steps to reverse trends identified.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of research by the Home Builders Federation on rates of road adoption by local authorities; and whether he is taking steps to reverse trends identified.
I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement (HCWS1210) made on 18 December 2025.
The two consultations both closed on 12 March 2026. We are currently analysing the feedback received and will publish our response in due course.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of (a) the potential implications for his policies of data on levels of adoption of new roads, sewers and sustainable drainage systems on recent housing estates and (b) the potential impact of these...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of (a) the potential implications for his policies of data on levels of adoption of new roads, sewers and sustainable drainage systems on recent housing estates and (b) the potential impact of these...
I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement (HCWS1210) made on 18 December 2025.
The two consultations both closed on 12 March 2026. We are currently analysing the feedback received and will publish our response in due course.
My Department is working closely with the Department for Transport to consider reforms to adoption and highways frameworks. We also recently consulted on reducing the prevalence of private estate management arrangements, including proposals to increase the adoption of estate amenities such as roads on new developments. That consultation closed on 12 March and we are analysing the feedback received.
My Department is working closely with the Department for Transport to consider reforms to adoption and highways frameworks. We also recently consulted on reducing the prevalence of private estate management arrangements, including proposals to increase the adoption of estate amenities such as roads on new developments. That consultation closed on 12 March and we are analysing the feedback received.
What steps his Department is taking to expedite road adoption.
Residents in Fossett Grove have been battling for 10 years for the adoption of a piece of land that is strewn with litter. Elsewhere in my constituency, roads are not gritted during the winter months, in Bidwell West we have an area where they cannot get a post box and, where a car crashed into a house, we cannot get any speed humps. What can the Minister do to put pressure on the council to hurry up?
Residents in Fossett Grove have been battling for 10 years for the adoption of a piece of land that is strewn with litter. Elsewhere in my constituency, roads are not gritted during the winter months, in Bidwell West we have an area where they cannot get a post box and, where a car crashed into a house, we cannot get any speed humps. What can the Minister do to put pressure on the council to hurry up?
Those cases sound particularly egregious, and I am sorry to hear about them. My hon. Friend is right to highlight the detrimental consequences of declining road adoption rates. The Department for Transport is reviewing barriers to adoption, with a view to identifying improvements and informing future reforms, alongside the consultation that I referenced. When it comes to individual local authorities, to put it mildly, some are better than others—we know that—and Central Bedfordshire obviously has some ground to make up. That is one of the issues we are considering as part of the policy development process in respect of that consultation.
Those cases sound particularly egregious, and I am sorry to hear about them. My hon. Friend is right to highlight the detrimental consequences of declining road adoption rates. The Department for Transport is reviewing barriers to adoption, with a view to identifying improvements and informing future reforms, alongside the consultation that I referenced. When it comes to individual local authorities, to put it mildly, some are better than others—we know that—and Central Bedfordshire obviously has some ground to make up. That is one of the issues we are considering as part of the policy development process in respect of that consultation.
Those cases sound particularly egregious, and I am sorry to hear about them. My hon. Friend is right to highlight the detrimental consequences of declining road adoption rates. The Department for Transport is reviewing barriers to adoption, with a view to identifying improvements and informing future reforms, alongside the consultation that I referenced. When it comes to individual local authorities, to put it mildly, some are better than others—we know that—and Central Bedfordshire obviously has some ground to make up. That is one of the issues we are considering as part of the policy development process in respect of that consultation.
Residents in Fossett Grove have been battling for 10 years for the adoption of a piece of land that is strewn with litter. Elsewhere in my constituency, roads are not gritted during the winter months, in Bidwell West we have an area where they cannot get a post box and, where a car crashed into a house, we cannot get any speed humps. What can the Minister do to put pressure on the council to hurry up?
In my constituency, we have to deal with increasing numbers of unadopted roads, either because the developer wants to leave the road with an estate manager, which means an annual charge, or because the road does not meet the construction standard to satisfy the local highways department. Both issues are ripe for the exploitation of residents. Will the Minister consider issuing guidance to control those abuses?
In my constituency, we have to deal with increasing numbers of unadopted roads, either because the developer wants to leave the road with an estate manager, which means an annual charge, or because the road does not meet the construction standard to satisfy the local highways department. Both issues are ripe for the exploitation of residents. Will the Minister consider issuing guidance to control those abuses?
We will do better than that. As part of our consultation on ending the prevalence of those arrangements, we specifically consulted on what more we can do on common adoptable standards, and we are exploring mandatory adoption for certain public amenities in certain circumstances. If the hon. Gentleman has read the Competition and Markets Authority report into the issue, he will know that the two are essential; we cannot mandate local authorities until we have common adoptable standards. If that is the route we go down, we have to do them at the same time.
We will do better than that. As part of our consultation on ending the prevalence of those arrangements, we specifically consulted on what more we can do on common adoptable standards, and we are exploring mandatory adoption for certain public amenities in certain circumstances. If the hon. Gentleman has read the Competition and Markets Authority report into the issue, he will know that the two are essential; we cannot mandate local authorities until we have common adoptable standards. If that is the route we go down, we have to do them at the same time.
We will do better than that. As part of our consultation on ending the prevalence of those arrangements, we specifically consulted on what more we can do on common adoptable standards, and we are exploring mandatory adoption for certain public amenities in certain circumstances. If the hon. Gentleman has read the Competition and Markets Authority report into the issue, he will know that the two are essential; we cannot mandate local authorities until we have common adoptable standards. If that is the route we go down, we have to do them at the same time.
In my constituency, we have to deal with increasing numbers of unadopted roads, either because the developer wants to leave the road with an estate manager, which means an annual charge, or because the road does not meet the construction standard to satisfy the local highways department. Both issues are ripe for the exploitation of residents. Will the Minister consider issuing guidance to control those abuses?
What steps his Department is taking to expedite road adoption.
What steps his Department is taking to expedite road adoption.
My Department is working closely with the Department for Transport to consider reforms to adoption and highways frameworks. We also recently consulted on reducing the prevalence of private estate management arrangements, including proposals to increase the adoption of estate amenities such as roads on new developments. That consultation closed on 12 March and we are analysing the feedback received.
That this House recognises the issue of unadopted roads in new planning developments; highlights that there have been a number of instances within the planning system of developers failing to enter into s38 agreements to ensure money is available to complete roads in their developments; particularly highlights an ongoing issue with unadopted roads and drains in the Wilson Street development in Featherstone, Wakefield, where the developer pulled out of s38 negotiations with the council, left the roads and drainage systems incomplete and are now filing for insolvency, meaning the cost of the road and drain repairs could fall on the residents or the council; and urges the Government to rethink its developer-led approach to s38 agreements and to ensure these agreements are entered into prior to planning permission being granted.
That this House recognises the issue of unadopted roads in new planning developments; highlights that there have been a number of instances within the planning system of developers failing to enter into s38 agreements to ensure money is available to complete roads in their developments; particularly highlights an ongoing issue...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what is the (a) average and (b) maximum time between a Section 38 agreement being signed and formal road adoption by highway authorities in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what is the (a) average and (b) maximum time between a Section 38 agreement being signed and formal road adoption by highway authorities in each of the last five years.
The Department for Transport does not hold centrally collected data on the average or maximum time between a Section 38 agreement being signed and formal road adoption by highway authorities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) average and (b) maximum time is between a Section 38 agreement being signed and formal road adoption by Devon County Council in Exmouth and Exeter East constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) average and (b) maximum time is between a Section 38 agreement being signed and formal road adoption by Devon County Council in Exmouth and Exeter East constituency.
The Department for Transport does not hold centrally collected data on the average or maximum time between a Section 38 agreement being signed and formal road adoption by highway authorities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what duty exists between developers and highway authorities to ensure roads on new residential developments that are subject to a Section 38 agreement are gritted and made safe during the winter weather before formal adoption takes place.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what duty exists between developers and highway authorities to ensure roads on new residential developments that are subject to a Section 38 agreement are gritted and made safe during the winter weather before formal adoption takes place.
There is no statutory duty set out in the Highways Act 1980 that requires developers or highway authorities to carry out winter maintenance, such as gritting, on roads subject to a Section 38 agreement prior to formal adoption.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times has a Section 38 highway bond proved insufficient to cover the costs of bringing an unadopted road up to an adoptable standard following the insolvency of the developer in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times has a Section 38 highway bond proved insufficient to cover the costs of bringing an unadopted road up to an adoptable standard following the insolvency of the developer in each of the last five years.
The Department for Transport does not hold centrally collected data on the number of occasions where a Section 38 highway bond has proved insufficient to cover the costs of bringing an unadopted road up to an adoptable standard following the insolvency of a developer.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data her Department holds on the number of roads currently blocked from adoption under Section 38 solely because the underlying sewer or drainage infrastructure has not been adopted by a water company.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data her Department holds on the number of roads currently blocked from adoption under Section 38 solely because the underlying sewer or drainage infrastructure has not been adopted by a water company.
The Department for Transport does not hold centrally collected data on the number of roads awaiting adoption under Section 38 of the Highways Act 1980 due to the underlying sewer or drainage infrastructure not having been adopted by a water company.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his Department's policies of houses being built on unadopted roads in rural areas in (a) Yeovil constituency (b) Somerset and (c) England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his Department's policies of houses being built on unadopted roads in rural areas in (a) Yeovil constituency (b) Somerset and (c) England.
I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement (HCWS1210) made on 18 December 2025.
The two consultations both closed on 12 March 2026. We are currently analysing the feedback received and will publish our response in due course.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 24 April 2026 to Question 127112, when the research to improve understanding of adoption rates will conclude; and whether it will be published.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 24 April 2026 to Question 127112, when the research to improve understanding of adoption rates will conclude; and whether it will be published.
The research report on unadopted roads is currently being finalised. The Government intends to publish the report later this year.
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Agreed to on question.