Adoptions and land

The Development Management team deal with many aspects of highway adoptions and highway land.  Follow the link to your query to find what you are looking for:

• To see if a road is adopted please refer to our Section 36 list
• To search for a Public Right of Way please refer to our Map
• To enquire about a highway Stopping Up Order
• To find out about our Vehicle Crossing process and costs
• To find out more about Land Search enquiries
• To find out more about the Advance Payment Code (APC)
• To find out more about a Road Opening Notice
• To find out whether your road is adopted, to obtain a highway boundary plan or a highway adoption legal agreement please see Highway Status Enquiries.

Developer Schemes

Are you a developer with planning approval looking to implement your works on the highway? Please refer to our guides below to help you submit drawings for our approval.

Our offices

Please see below for the details of the relevant office and the specific districts they cover. Enquiries and applications can be sent directly to the appropriate office.

For Braintree, Colchester and Tendring:

653 The Crescent, Colchester Business Park, Colchester, Essex. CO4 9YQ

For Chelmsford, Maldon, Rochford and Uttlesford:

Springfield Highways Depot, Colchester Road, Chelmsford. Essex.  CM2 5PU

For Basildon, Brentwood, Castle Point, Epping and Harlow:

Unit 36, Childerditch Industrial Park, Brentwood, Essex.  CM13 3HD

If you have any queries you can email the Development Management team.