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How We Manage Our Roads
In this section you can find out more about how we manage and maintain these roads and plan for the future
The Project Control Framework
On 1st April 2008 we launched the Project Control Framework. The Framework sets out how we, together with the Department for Transport, manage and deliver major improvement projects.
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Land Ownership Enquiries
By operating, maintaining and improving the Trunk road and Motorway network, the Highways Agency has become a significant property and land owner across England. We have a Land Enquiries team to help customers who have questions about the ownership of land and buildings near to our roads. Our network map highlights the roads we are responsible for.
Before you ask us a question about our land ownership we ask that you contact the Land Registry to find out if the property you are interested in is registered with them. The Land Registry shows details of land and property ownership throughout the UK. The information they hold is available to the public and may answer your question without needing to contact us directly.
If the land is unregistered or if it is registered to the Highways Agency - this may be land registered to the Secretary of State or Minister for Transport or Environment - and you still have a question, please download and complete a Land Enquiry Form:
Once you have completed the form, please send it together with the appropriate plan(s) either to our email address (if you have an electronic copy of the plan) or by post to our office in Manchester. The addresses are at the bottom of the page.
To help us to answer your question, it is important to provide all the information we have asked for in the form. Please also note that we will not be able to answer your question if you have not included a suitable plan. If you are interested in buying property, please also see the information about surplus land and the Crichel Down Rules. Please also note that, if the land is of low value and we agree to a sale, we often require the buyers to contribute towards our costs.
Your enquiry will be treated with care and attention and we will aim to provide you with a full answer within 15 working days. If we cannot answer within this time, we will write and explain what we are doing to investigate your question and we will let you know when we will be able to give you a full answer.
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National Land Enquiries Team
Highways Agency
Room 504
City Tower
Piccadilly Plaza
Manchester
M1 4BE
Fax: 0161 930 5769
E-mail: Land_Enquiries@highways.gsi.gov.uk
Telephone: 08457 50 40 30 (General Highways Agency Information Line)
