Skip to main content area
Keyboard Shortcuts |
Home |
A-Z |
News |
Jobs |
Councillors |
Contact Us |
Sitemap |
Help |
FAQs |
Online Forms |
Compliments and Complaints |
Left Navigation
|
|
Business FAQs |
Community and Living FAQs |
Council, Government and Democracy FAQs |
Environment FAQs |
Health and Social Care FAQs |
Housing FAQs |
Jobs and Careers FAQs |
Legal Services FAQs |
Leisure and Culture FAQs |
Policing and Public Safety FAQs |
Social Issues FAQs |
Transport and Streets FAQs |
Main Content Area
[
]
Frequently Asked Questions
Question:
Who is responsible for ditches within the highway?Answer:
In the case of new roads, the highway authority owns only the surface of the road. Their powers do not extend to the maintenance of watercourses.It is, therefore, usual for roadside ditches to be the responsibility of the adjoining landowner.
Contact for further information: Area Teams, telephone: 01432 261972 or see the Public Rights of Way section.
