We're the highway authority for county roads in Derbyshire, except Derby City Council, which is a unitary authority.
Motorways and trunk roads within Derbyshire are the maintenance responsibility of Highways England.
The legal definition of a highway includes any road or way over which the public has a right of passage. The list of streets therefore includes some public bridleways and public footpaths as well as public carriage roads (including any associated footway or verge).
Certain highways may historically have been publicly maintainable. Others may have become publicly maintainable through legislation or, more recently, through legal agreement following which they become maintainable at public expense by the highway authority or, for motorways and trunk roads, Highways England.
Disclaimer
Information displayed on the map is being constantly updated and is correct to the best of our knowledge. It provides confirmation as to whether a particular way is a highway maintainable at public expense but does not constitute proof as to the status of that way. Neither does it give details as to the lateral extent of the highway, for example the width of the particular highway or whether it includes a verge. Lines shown on the map are for indicative purposes only.
Go to the Derbyshire Mapping Portal.
We have a dedicated team who are trained to interpret and maintain our highway records on a daily basis. We provide a service to businesses that need highway related information like status of roads, new road schemes, traffic schemes, and highway extents, in connection with the conveyance process.
Your enquiry will need to be accompanied by a location plan and payment which may be made by using our online payments system or by sending a cheque made payable to Derbyshire County Council.
You can make enquiries by email: highways.extents@derbyshire.gov.uk.
Or by letter to:
Executive Director
Economy, Transport and Environment
Highways Records and Searches
County Hall
Matlock
Derbyshire
DE4 3AG
Current fees per property
HMRC officially imposed the standard rate of VAT on all Con 29 Local Authority Search requests, except for LLC1s as of 1 January 2017.
All Con29 highway enquiries received on or after 1 January 2017 will be subject to the additional VAT charge, currently 20%.
Highway boundary extent only
The fee is for producing one A4 plan scale 1:2500 or 1:1250. Should the search site require more than one A4 plan we will advise you of any additional payment before processing the enquiry and at this stage the enquiry may be cancelled.
From 22 June 2018, all highway boundary extent enquiries are now subject to the standard rate of VAT of 20%.
Fee: £40 plus VAT.
Highway boundary extent plus
Highway boundary extent plus any or all of the following:
- highway status
- road schemes
- traffic schemes
- orders made under the Highways Act 1980
- public rights of way
The fee is for producing one A4 plan scale 1:2500 or 1:1250. Should the search site require more than one A4 plan we will advise you of any additional payment before processing the enquiry at this stage the enquiry may be cancelled.
From 22 June 2018, all highway boundary extent plus any or all of the additional enquiries are now subject to the standard rate of VAT of 20%.
Fee: £55 plus VAT.
Highway searches
See the local land charges contact details to find the correct district or borough council if you wish to submit a full local authority search to include LLC1 (register information), Con29R (standard enquiries), and Con29O (optional enquiries).
The highway authority provides official searches responses with a guarantee to the highway parts of the Con29 and Con29O to all of the districts and borough councils and private companies wishing to complete the Con29 and Con29O forms.
The responses provided to local authorities and private companies are as follows together with our fee. We require a location plan for every property. From and including 1 January 2017 all Con29 highway enquiries received will be subject to VAT currently 20%.
Prices include VAT currently 20%.
Highway enquiries and fees
Con29 Highway enquiries | Section | Fees per property |
Q 2.1(a-d) |
Road adoptions |
£26.60 for first question plus 60p for each additional question |
Q 2.2-2.5 |
Public Rights of Way |
£26.60 for first question plus 60p for each additional question |
Q 3.2 |
Land to be required for road works |
£26.60 for first question plus 60p for each additional question |
Q 3.4 (a-f) |
Nearby road schemes |
£26.60 for first question plus 60p for each additional question |
Q 3.5 (a-b) |
Nearby railway schemes |
£26.60 for first question plus 60p for each additional question |
Q 3.6 (a-l) |
Traffic schemes |
£26.60 for first question plus 60p for each additional question |
Q 3.7(e & g) |
Outstanding notices (highways) |
£26.60 for first question plus 60p for each additional question |
Q 3.12 |
Compulsory purchase |
£26.60 for first question plus 60p for each additional question |
The Con 29 Required Enquiries and Con29 Optional Enquiries forms are attached to this page. The completed forms may be sent by email: highways.extents@derbyshire.gov.uk.
Or by post to:
Strategic Director
Economy, Transport and Environment
Highways Records and Searches
County Hall
Matlock
Derbyshire
DE4 3AG
You can pay by using our online payments system or by cheque made payable to 'Derbyshire County Council' and send this with your forms.
For further information on please contact a member of the highway records team tel: 01629 538650.
If you wish to gather the highway information to complete the enquiries yourself please see the information attached to this page.