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Savell Bird & Axon a part of the WYG group creative minds safe hands
SBASBA
Hertfordshire County Council - Road Adoption Topic Group
26 September 2011
Hertfordshire County Council - Road Adoption Topic Group
26 September 2011
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Savell Bird & Axon a part of the WYG group creative minds safe hands
Hertfordshire County Council – Road Adoption
• Who Am I?
• Who are SBA?
• Our Clients
• Who Am I?
• Who are SBA?
• Our Clients
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Savell Bird & Axon a part of the WYG group creative minds safe hands
Hertfordshire County Council – Road Adoption
Current Guidance
• Manual for Streets
• Roads in Herts Design Guide
• Comparator Example - Essex Design Guide
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Savell Bird & Axon a part of the WYG group creative minds safe hands
Hertfordshire County Council – Road Adoption
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
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Savell Bird & Axon a part of the WYG group creative minds safe hands
Hertfordshire County Council – Road 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
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Savell Bird & Axon a part of the WYG group creative minds safe hands
Hertfordshire County Council – Road Adoption
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
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Savell Bird & Axon a part of the WYG group creative minds safe hands
Hertfordshire County Council – Road Adoption
Issues to Consider
• Bus routes
• Refuse Collection
• Design Standards
• Urban Design/Highway Design Conflicts
• Future Maintenance
• Private Management Companies
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Savell Bird & Axon a part of the WYG group creative minds safe hands
Hertfordshire County Council – Road Adoption
Issues for Developers - 1
• Good quality design
• Construction and Maintenance Costs
• Costs of Design Approval/Supervision
• Timescales for Design Approval
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Savell Bird & Axon a part of the WYG group creative minds safe hands
Hertfordshire County Council – Road Adoption
Issues for Developers - 2
• Flexibility in Design Approach
• Choice of Materials
• Adoption process too prescriptive
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Savell Bird & Axon a part of the WYG group creative minds safe hands
Hertfordshire County Council – Road Adoption
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
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Savell Bird & Axon a part of the WYG group creative minds safe hands
Hertfordshire County Council – Road Adoption
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