Local Authority Orders

Local authority orders decision letters

2012

2011

Cattle grids and bypasses

Local highway authorities can provide cattle grids and bypasses under section 82 of the Highways Act 1980. The authority must comply with schedule 10 of the act regarding publicising and posting notices about the proposal. The authority must consider:

  • whether placing a cattle grid on, or bypass in, any common or waste land not forming part of a highway and not belonging to the authority has any advantages
  • whether providing a bypass along any part of a highway has any advantages
  • whether having a cattle grid will meet the same needs as having a gate.

If there are no objections after the 28 day objection period the grid or bypass can go ahead.

If there are objections, they are forwarded to the Secretary of State for Transport along with the authority’s observations. The Secretary of State will also look at the above three considerations.

2012

Local authority orders

We carry out a national role for the Secretary of State for Transport relating to confirming local highway authority orders. These applications under the Highways Act 1980 can be for local bypass or link roads, improvements to the existing highway network or for off-street car parking.

Special road schemes

These give authority to restrict the use of proposed highways to certain types of traffic. The highways involved are usually urban motorways or slip roads that lead to and from motorways and are only meant to be used by conventional motorway traffic and not pedestrians or cyclists.

Bridge/Tunnel schemes

These give authority to construct a bridge over, or a tunnel under, a navigable waterway. The scheme must provide very specific details about the proposed structure. Such as height above, or depth below, the waterway.

Side roads orders

These give authority to stop up, divert, provide as new, or improve highways that cross or enter the route of a proposed new (or to be improved) classified road. They also provide authority to stop up and provide new private means of access to premises in relation to classified road works.

Compulsory purchase orders

These give authority to acquire the title to land, or new rights over land for highway purposes. This may include the construction of new highway or improvement of existing highways.

They also give authority to acquire lands or new rights over land for off-street car parking proposals. This authority comes from the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.

off-street car parking proposals. This authority comes from the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.