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Housing Estates: Unadopted Roads

Commons · Question 63018 · Tabled 26 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 4 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Lee Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the average time is for roads in newbuild housing estates to be adopted after their construction.

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 4 Jul 2025

My Department does not hold data on the number of housing estates that have unadopted roads or the average time for roads in newbuild housing estates to be adopted after construction. Any decision on whether or not to adopt roads is a matter for the local...