Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 112780
Unadopted Roads
Tabled: 11 February 2026
Answered: 25 February 2026
Question
Alex Mayer
Labour — Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate she has made of the average length of time taken by local authorities to adopt roads serving new housing developments.
Answer
Simon Lightwood The time taken for local authorities to adopt roads on new housing developments varies significantly across the country, as each authority follows its own processes and timelines. The Government recognises that road adoption rates for new developments ha...
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