Highway development management publications
Download publications we use to help to deliver an effective and efficient development management service in Norfolk.
Safe, Sustainable Development: Aims and Guidance notes for Local Highway Authority requirements in Development Management
- Date published - June 2011
- Date of last review - November 2025
This document contains aims and guidance notes. They are intended to act as best practice and provide general guidance for use by local authorities, developers, designers, councillors, and the community on what is likely to be acceptable to the Local Highway Authority.
The intention is to ensure good design, which will improve the safety and quality of the places in which we live.
Safe, Sustainable Development (PDF, 1 MB)
Highways and Transport: Post-planning processes
- Date published - July 2018
- Date of last review - November 2019
This document contains guidance on interpreting standard highway conditions and how to deliver their requirements. It is aimed at all planning stakeholders, particularly developers, planning applicants and consultants. The document is divided into two parts and is designed to assist in the effective, efficient and safe delivery of development across Norfolk. The guidance is not intended to be prescriptive and may be modified in certain instances to suit individual planning proposals.
This document is currently under review and not available to download at this time. Should you require information regarding the guidance contained within the document please email [email protected].
Street Lighting Developer Specification
- Date published - December 2025
- Date of last review - December 2025
This document contains guidance on the provision of street lighting on developer projects across Norfolk County Council's highway network. The document will apply to all new installations and modifications to existing installations unless stated otherwise by the Electrical Services Team.
Download the Street Lighting Developer Specification (PDF, 336 KB)
Traffic Signals Developer Design Guide
- Date published - July 2019
- Date of last review - March 2020
This document describes and sets out the minimum requirements for all matters relating to the supply, installation and commissioning of traffic signals installations on Norfolk County Council's road network. The document will apply to all new installations and modifications to existing installations unless stated otherwise by the Traffic Signals Team.
The document is not intended as a full specification and use of this document in no way relieves the Promoter of their responsibilities to provide a safe design compliant with the regulations, codes of practice and national recommendations in force at the time. However, if any aspect of this document is not adhered to without the prior written permission from Norfolk County Council, then the Highway Authority has the right to refuse acceptance of all or any aspect of the installation.
Download the Traffic Signals Developer Design Guide (PDF, 587 KB)
Parking Guidelines for new developments in Norfolk
- Date published - October 2007
- Date of last review - July 2022
As Local Highway Authority, Norfolk County Council (NCC) produces Parking Guidelines for use throughout Norfolk. Local Planning Authority (in Norfolk this is the local city/district/borough council) standards will take priority.
These guidelines apply to parking provisions sought for new developments and do not seek to be retrospective and have no effect on parking arrangements attached to existing or consented uses.
Download the Parking Guidelines for New Developments in Norfolk (PDF, 537 KB)
Commuted Sums for Maintaining Infrastructure Assets
- Date published 2024
This document was produced by ADEPT (Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport, formerly CCS, County Surveyors Society). It aims to provide a transparent and consistent approach to the determination of relevant commuted sum payments for future maintenance aspects of adopted, or otherwise transferred, assets in England and Wales. It updates the 2009 guidance.
This guidance is designed to allow Local Highway Authorities to continue to reflect local priorities in their commuted sums policies, whilst providing a nationally consistent framework and informed guidance in the development and implementation of these policies.
The County Council, as Local Highway Authority, has applied the principles contained within the guidance to both the seeking of and the calculation of commuted sums for the additional maintenance costs resulting from development related highway improvements.
Our Cabinet on 3 November 2025 approved the recommendations in the report "Safe, Sustainable Development Aims and Guidance notes for Local Highway Authority requirements in Development Management and Commuted Sums - proposed changes"
It approved and adopted the Commuted Sums proposals outlined in this paper to benefit future maintenance of highway infrastructure including:
- Maintaining the agreed period of a commuted sum for 120 years for structures and increase from 30 to 60 years for other assets
- Agree the proposed timing of the new calculation arrangements, as 1 April 2026.
- Establish the power of delegated authority to the Lead Director Infrastructure and the Section 151 officer to modify the formulae as set out if deemed necessary.
- Agree the proposed timing of Commuted Sum payments,
- Section 278 schemes - Commuted Sum will be paid prior to the completion of the agreement.
- Section 38 schemes - Commuted Sum will be paid before interim certificate is issued.
