1. Savell Bird & Axon a part of the WYG group creative minds safe hands SBA Hertfordshire County Council - Road Adoption Topic Group 26 September 2011

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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