Highway design guide
Sets out the general principles and minimum standards for the layout and dimensions of roads and paved areas in residential and industrial developments.
- 1.1 Introduction.pdf
- 1.2 Road Network Policy.pdf
- 2.0 Hierarchy.pdf
- 3.1 General Geometry of Residential Streets.pdf
- 3.2 General Geometry of Commercial & Industrial Developments.pdf
- 3.3 Visibility Splays.pdf
- 3.4 Vertical Curves.pdf
- 3.5 Speed Restraint.pdf
- 3.6 Shared Surfaces Guidance.pdf
- 3.7 Quality Audit Guidance.pdf
- 3.8 Headroom Clearances Structures & Obstacles.pdf
- 4.1 Residential Parking.pdf
- 4.2 Commercial Parking.pdf
- 5.1 Materials.pdf
- 5.2 Drainage.pdf
- 5.3 Utilities.pdf
- 5.4 Structures.pdf
- 5.5 Street Trees.pdf
- 6.0 New Streets, APC and S38.pdf
- 7.0 Off-site Highway Works, Junctions and S278.pdf
- 8.0 Commuted Sums.pdf
- Appendix A - Changes Log.pdf
- Appendix B - C753 The SUDS Manual Infiltration Assessment Checklist.pdf
- Appendix C - DfT Guidance on Transport Assessments
- Appendix D - Street tree list
- Appendix E - DCLG Residential Car Parking Research
- Appendix F - NJUG Utility Apparatus in Proximity to Trees
- Appendix G - S38 & S278 Plans
NCC Specification
Details
Deals with highways and transportation infrastructure for new developments in areas for which we are the Highway Authority and for which the Planning Authorities are:
- Ashfield District Council
- Bassetlaw District Council
- Broxtowe Borough Council
- Gedling Borough Council
- Mansfield District Council
- Newark and Sherwood District Council
- Rushcliffe Borough Council.
It should not be seen as a rigid solution to all road layouts. The aim is to provide a broad framework within which a high standard of road safety and environmental quality can take place, to the benefit of all members of the community.
In some circumstances, where it is would enhance the character of existing development, variation may be allowed provided that it is consistent with the general aims of the document.
