Question follow-through · 86364
Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the time taken for Section 278 approvals on SME development timelines.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 29 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 5 Nov 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
29 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the time taken for Section 278 approvals on SME development timelines.
3 Nov 2025
Target answer date
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5 Nov 2025
Answer published
The Government recognises that the road adoption process under the Highways Act 1980, including Section 278 agreements where developers modify existing public highways, has become increasingly fragmented and prolonged across England. This has contributed ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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