Design and Construction Guidance
There is a range of national guidance on the design and construction of residential and commercial roads. The following guidance provides specific advice on Cornwall Councils requirements. This information is supplemental to, and should be read in conjunction with, national guidance. This guidance will be regularly reviewed and updated so please ensure that you are using the latest version of all documents.
Highway Construction
- Highway Construction Details
- Construction Specification (May 2017)
- Polished Stone Values (PSV's) for Surface Treatments (August 2012)
Highway Design
- Development Layout Design (August 2012)
- Traffic Engineering Manuals
Highways Electrical
- Traffic Signal Design Guide (September 2019)
- Street Lighting Design Guide (September 2019)
- Approved Lights and Signs (July 2019)
Transport Infrastructure
- Transport Infrastructure Design Guide (August 2019)
- Appendix A1 - Drawing A - no ends
- Appendix A2 - Drawing B - qtr ends
- Appendix A3 - Drawing C - half ends
- Appendix A4 - Drawing D - full ends
- Appendix A5 - Drawing E - enclosed
- Appendix A6 - Drawing F - enclosed single entry
- Appendix A7 - Drawing D - advertising shelter
- Appendix B - Bus Flag Design Layout
- Appendix C - Bus Stop Pole Layout
- Appendix D - Bus Boarder Easy Access Kerbing Layout
Structures near the Highway
- Structures Design Guide (August 2012)
- Technical Approval Leaflet (July 2016)
- BD2/12 - Technical Approval of Highway Structures (May 2012)
- ADEPT Guidance document on the implementation of structural Eurocodes (December 2010)
- Approval in Principle (October 2014)
- Technical Approval Schedule (July 2014)
- Design and Check Certificate (October 2014)
Road Safety Audits and Consultations
- Road Safety Audits (August 2012)
- Consultation on Developer led proposals (September 2015)
Drainage
- Drainage Design Guide (August 2017)
Open Spaces
Register for updates
If you would like to receive direct updates when amendments to the above documents or policies are made, or when new documents are made available, please email highways-estates@cornwall.gov.uk.
Privacy Notice
Who will control my data?
The Data Controller for all the information you provide is Cornwall Council, New County Hall, Treyew Road, Truro TR1 3AY. Data Protection Registration Number: Z1745294
There’s something I don’t understand
If you need help in registering for updates please contact the Infrastructure Adoptions team on telephone number 0300 1234 222 or by emailing highways-estates@cornwall.gov.uk
How we will use the information about you
The information you submit to the Council will be used to provide you with updates and notification of amendments to the content held on the Infrastructure Adoptions webpages including standard drawings, policy and guidance documents, fees and web page content.
Who else will we share your information with?
We will only use this information to update you when any changes or amendments are made to the Infrastructure Adoptions webpages. If your contact information is provided to the Council outside of this request this will be covered by an alternative privacy notice and retention period.
How will we look after your data
Your data will be held within Cornwall Council’s secure network and premises and will not be processed outside of (the UK/the EEA). Access to your information will only be made to authorised members of staff who are required to process it for the purposes outlined in this privacy notice.
How long will you keep this information for?
The email address you provide will continue to be held by the Council, and you will continue to receive updates, until such time as you unsubscribe. To unsubscribe from these updates please send a further email confirming you no longer wish to receive these updates. On receipt of your request to be unsubscribed your details will be deleted.
Please be aware that your details will only be deleted from the Highway & Infrastructure Adoptions webpages email distribution list. If your contact details have been provided to this department, or any other department within the Council, as part of an alternative service then this will be covered by a different privacy notice which will confirm the retention period.
What are my data rights?
Your personal information belongs to you and you have the right to:
- be informed of how we will process it
- request a copy of what we hold about you and in commonly used electronic format if you wish (if you provided this to us electronically for automated processing, we will return it in the same way)
- have it amended if it’s incorrect or incomplete
- have it deleted (where we do not have a legal requirement to retain it)
- withdraw your consent if you no longer wish us to process
- restrict how we process it
- object to us using it for marketing or research purposes
- object to us using it in relation to a legal task or in the exercise of an official authority
- request that a person reviews an automated decision where it has had an adverse effect on you
How do I exercise these rights?
If you would like to access any of the information we hold about you or have concerns regarding the way we have processed your information, please contact:
Simon Mansell
Data Protection Officer
Assurance
Cornwall Council
County Hall
Truro
TR1 3AY
Tel: 01872 326424
Email: dpo@cornwall.gov.uk
I don’t agree with something
We would prefer any complaints to be made to us initially so that we have the opportunity to see if we can put things right. However, if you are unhappy with the way we have processed your information or how we have responded to your request to exercise any of your rights in relation to your data, you can raise your concerns direct with the Information Commissioner’s Office.
Telephone: 0303 123 1113
Website: https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/
Why do you need my information?
You have asked us to provide you with Infrastructure Adoptions webpage updates, this information will be provided via email and therefore we need your email address. Without your email we will not be able to provide you with the service.
By requesting to be added to the register of updates you confirm you have read and understood the above information
There is a range of national guidance on the design and construction of residential and commercial roads. The following guidance provides specific advice on Cornwall Councils requirements. This information is supplemental to, and should be read in conjunction with, national guidance. This guidance will be regularly reviewed and updated so please ensure that you are using the latest version of all documents.
Highway Construction
Continue reading- Highway Construction Details
- Construction Specification (May 2017)
- Polished Stone Values (PSV's) for Surface Treatments (August 2012)
- Traffic Signal Design Guide (September 2019)
- Street Lighting Design Guide (September 2019)
- Approved Lights and Signs (July 2019)
- Transport Infrastructure Design Guide (August 2019)
- Appendix A1 - Drawing A - no ends
- Appendix A2 - Drawing B - qtr ends
- Appendix A3 - Drawing C - half ends
- Appendix A4 - Drawing D - full ends
- Appendix A5 - Drawing E - enclosed
- Appendix A6 - Drawing F - enclosed single entry
- Appendix A7 - Drawing D - advertising shelter
- Appendix B - Bus Flag Design Layout
- Appendix C - Bus Stop Pole Layout
- Appendix D - Bus Boarder Easy Access Kerbing Layout
- Structures Design Guide (August 2012)
- Technical Approval Leaflet (July 2016)
- BD2/12 - Technical Approval of Highway Structures (May 2012)
- ADEPT Guidance document on the implementation of structural Eurocodes (December 2010)
- Approval in Principle (October 2014)
- Technical Approval Schedule (July 2014)
- Design and Check Certificate (October 2014)
- Road Safety Audits (August 2012)
- Consultation on Developer led proposals (September 2015)
- Drainage Design Guide (August 2017)
If you would like to receive direct updates when amendments to the above documents or policies are made, or when new documents are made available, please email highways-estates@cornwall.gov.uk.
Who will control my data?
The Data Controller for all the information you provide is Cornwall Council, New County Hall, Treyew Road, Truro TR1 3AY. Data Protection Registration Number: Z1745294
There’s something I don’t understand
If you need help in registering for updates please contact the Infrastructure Adoptions team on telephone number 0300 1234 222 or by emailing highways-estates@cornwall.gov.uk
How we will use the information about you
The information you submit to the Council will be used to provide you with updates and notification of amendments to the content held on the Infrastructure Adoptions webpages including standard drawings, policy and guidance documents, fees and web page content.
Who else will we share your information with?
We will only use this information to update you when any changes or amendments are made to the Infrastructure Adoptions webpages. If your contact information is provided to the Council outside of this request this will be covered by an alternative privacy notice and retention period.
How will we look after your data
Your data will be held within Cornwall Council’s secure network and premises and will not be processed outside of (the UK/the EEA). Access to your information will only be made to authorised members of staff who are required to process it for the purposes outlined in this privacy notice.
How long will you keep this information for?
The email address you provide will continue to be held by the Council, and you will continue to receive updates, until such time as you unsubscribe. To unsubscribe from these updates please send a further email confirming you no longer wish to receive these updates. On receipt of your request to be unsubscribed your details will be deleted.
Please be aware that your details will only be deleted from the Highway & Infrastructure Adoptions webpages email distribution list. If your contact details have been provided to this department, or any other department within the Council, as part of an alternative service then this will be covered by a different privacy notice which will confirm the retention period.
What are my data rights?
Your personal information belongs to you and you have the right to:
- be informed of how we will process it
- request a copy of what we hold about you and in commonly used electronic format if you wish (if you provided this to us electronically for automated processing, we will return it in the same way)
- have it amended if it’s incorrect or incomplete
- have it deleted (where we do not have a legal requirement to retain it)
- withdraw your consent if you no longer wish us to process
- restrict how we process it
- object to us using it for marketing or research purposes
- object to us using it in relation to a legal task or in the exercise of an official authority
- request that a person reviews an automated decision where it has had an adverse effect on you
How do I exercise these rights?
If you would like to access any of the information we hold about you or have concerns regarding the way we have processed your information, please contact:
Simon Mansell
Data Protection Officer
Assurance
Cornwall Council
County Hall
Truro
TR1 3AY
Tel: 01872 326424
Email: dpo@cornwall.gov.uk
I don’t agree with something
We would prefer any complaints to be made to us initially so that we have the opportunity to see if we can put things right. However, if you are unhappy with the way we have processed your information or how we have responded to your request to exercise any of your rights in relation to your data, you can raise your concerns direct with the Information Commissioner’s Office.
Telephone: 0303 123 1113
Website: https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/
Why do you need my information?
You have asked us to provide you with Infrastructure Adoptions webpage updates, this information will be provided via email and therefore we need your email address. Without your email we will not be able to provide you with the service.
By requesting to be added to the register of updates you confirm you have read and understood the above information