By Legal Futures Associate Landmark Information Group [1]
For conveyancing transactions, a Highways report is an essential resource, helping identify potential access issue and infrastructure considerations. However, as some conveyancers would agree, it can be a challenge to get this information.
Local Authority highways departments often face resource constraints, leading to delayed turnaround times for extents plans, and in some cases, highways departments have stopped providing highways information all together.
Introducing SiteSolutions Highways
SiteSolutions Highways [2] is Landmark’s unique highways report. It provides detailed insights about the roads, footpaths, and verges that adjoin and abut a site, helping customers stay informed about:
- whether roads, footpaths, and verges are maintainable at public expense
- nearby road improvement schemes or traffic regulation orders
- temporary roadworks and their anticipated impact
- existing rights of way through the site
- proposed changes to rights of way that could affect the site
Our report answers the core highways questions and requirements posed by the London Property Support Lawyers Group (LPSLG) and the Association of Property Support Lawyers (APSL) for comprehensive due diligence.
Faster turnaround with in-house data
At Landmark, we have our own in–house database of highways extents. This means:
- no need to contact the Local Authority for most sites
- quicker turnaround times
- line-only reports available where full extents data isn’t accessible
Keeping it consistent
Each Local Authority varies in the quality, speed, and cost of highways data. With SiteSolutions Highways, you eliminate that uncertainty.
Here’s why:
- clarity: no more messy, hard-to-read plans. We digitise the extents data from the Local Authority so our customers will always receive a clear plan with the same high quality regardless of location. Our remastered landscape design and hyperlinked search results make it easier than ever to interpret the data.
- speed: some councils are taking over 100 working days to provide extents information. Landmark’s in-house data means most reports are returned within 7 working days, and if all data is available, within 2 working days. For urgent cases, we can produce a line– only report at no extra cost while waiting for the full results.
- fixed price: for standard sites, our Highways report is offered at a fixed RRP of £175.00 + VAT, regardless of Local Authority fees. Larger sites or those requiring additional roads may incur additional fees.
More than just maintenance status
The highways report goes beyond basic data. We include traffic schemes and orders, roadworks and rights of way data, helping our customers gain a clearer understanding of how nearby infrastructure could impact their site.
In summary
Landmark’s SiteSolutions Highways [2] report delivers clear and consistent highways data with fast turnaround times, fixed pricing, and comprehensive insights, all backed by expert support. By reducing reliance on Local Authority data, it helps conveyancers avoid long delays and unpredictable costs, making the highways search process smoother, faster and more reliable.
Download the SiteSolutions Highways sample report [3] and product card [4].
Article originally published by Landmark Information Group [5]