Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 109644
Unadopted Roads: Schools
Tabled: 29 January 2026
Answered: 6 February 2026
Question
Natalie Fleet
Labour — Bolsover
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support is available for schools situated (a) on and (b) close to unadopted roads where no parties are maintaining (i) those roads and (ii) street furniture to an acceptable
Answer
Matthew PennycookResponsibility for maintaining unadopted private roads rests with the frontagers of the road, who are the owners of properties or land that front, border or have access to the road. If the road becomes dangerous, the relevant local authority has enforceme...
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