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Roads and transport Road ownership, usage and plans

Road ownership, usage and plans
Find out if a road or alleyway is private or publicly maintained
Ask the Council to take ownership of a private road

A public road owned by the Council is called an 'adopted' road. A privately-owned road is an 'unadopted' road'.

Find out if a road or alleyway is public or privately owned
Ask the Council to take ownership of a private road
Get details of road status, usage, rights of way, plans and regulations

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