Leicestershire Highway Design Guide

The Leicestershire Highways Design Guide deals with highways and transportation infrastructure for new developments in areas for which Leicestershire County Council is the highway authority.

This version is a 2022 interim guide, which contains minor amendments and updates to references to standards and guidance. A full refresh project is now underway, which has been subject to consultation:

 

The Leicestershire Highway Design Guide (LHDG) is being reviewed and updated. Following the recent consultation your views will be considered before it's published later this year.

Leicestershire Highway Design Guide

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Drainage series 500

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Fencing series

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Information boards series 100
Kerbs footways series 1100

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Rights of way
Street lighting series 1300

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Street lighting series 1400
Traffic signs series 1200

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Typical cross section and edge details series 700

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Contact details:

For queries relating to the highways development management (including pre-application enquiries), email hdc@leics.gov.uk    

For queries relating to Section 38, Section 278 and Section 184 agreements, email approvals at road.adoptions@leics.gov.uk