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<p>The Department for Transport does not keep a list, nor is routinely informed, of
how many roads are built on housing developments.</p><p>The legislation covering the
process for local highway authority adoption of private roads into the public road
network is set out in the Highways Act 1980. The Department has no plans to review
this legislation since it continues to ensure that any new roads that are adopted
and then maintained at public expense are built to the required standard.</p><p>The
Department does provide advice to developers and highway authorities on the road adoption
process. The 2017 Advice Note can be found at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/adoption-of-roads-by-highway-authorities"
target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/adoption-of-roads-by-highway-authorities</a>.
An update of this advice note is planned to be published shortly.</p>
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