Decision details

The report is to seek approval for the revision of highway design guidance chapters, to bring them up to date with current best practice.

It is approved that:

i Guidance on 278 and 38 agreements and the new NY Highway Specification is agreed and published and used to inform the decisions of the LHA in relation to its role as statutory consultee on planning applications and in the context of highway adoption from 1 March 2025 and

ii future decisions concerning guidance and specification are delegated to the Assistant Director, Highways and Infrastructure and Head of Network Strategy to efficiently permit future guidance and specification chapters to be amended and updated as required.

Recommendations are made in order that highway specification and information regarding the 278 and 38 process may be published to assist in the planning and construction of highway and highway assets, to adoptable standards.

The guidance acts to efficiently guide developers through the S38 and 278 processes. The specification and structures guidance form the basic stipulations that the council will accept from third party development to enable adoption. This is in line with best practice. There is therefore no alternative option other than to revise and publish guidance in line with present standards.