Minor Widening of Existing Streets

This usually applies when a new development takes place fronting an existing street, and there is a

Planning requirement for a footway to be constructed on land within the curtilage of the plot adjacent to the boundary of the Highway.

 

Section 72 of the Highways Act 1980 allows the Council to enter into an Agreement with the developer to Dedicate the Land to the Public Highway for the future maintenance to be carried out at Public Expense. The Developer should retain title to the land to be dedicated and not convey it to the frontager.

 

A fee is payable to cover the Council’s costs in drawing up the Agreement and supervision charges. These are assessed on the size and complexity of the scheme.