This is a guide to highway-related design and construction in York. You can download the chapters of the guide below which are available as PDFs.

You can also download Word 6.0 document versions of the chapters. Please note, some of the chapters are vary large and will take a long time to download using a modem.

Download the Highway Design Guide

Chapter one - introduction

• Introduction (PDF) (104kb, 2 pages)
• Introduction (Word document) (879kb)

Chapter two - Consultation and planning guidance

• Planning for the future (PDF) (154kb, 3 pages)
• Planning for the future (Word document) (389kb)

Chapter three - Local transport plan

• Local transport plan (PDF) (75kb, 2 pages)
• Local transport plan (Word document) (433kb)

Also see our local transport plan section.

Chapter four - policy and objectives

• Policy and objectives (PDF) (247kb, 4 pages)
• Policy and objectives (Word document) (497kb)

Chapter five - conservation areas

• Conservation areas (PDF) (203kb, 4 pages)
• Conservation areas (Word document) (795kb)

This includes information about urban conservation areas, village conservation areas, signs, road lighting, parking, trees in the highway. 

Chapter six - priority road users

• Priority road users (PDF) (347kb, 7pages)
• Priority road users (Word document) (697kb)

Chapter seven - estate road and footpath layouts

• Estate road and footpath layouts (PDF) (317kb, 4 pages)
• Estate road and footpath layouts (Word document) (1,235kb)

Chapter eight - hierarchy of roads

• Hierarchy of roads (PDF) (1,729kb, 28 pages)
• Hierarchy of roads (Word document) (4,866kb)

Please note that this is a very large document which may take some time to download.

This includes information about local distributor and transition roads, residential access roads, minor access roads, shared surface roads, access courts, minor accessway, private drives, junctions, forward visibility, widening on bends, turning heads, highway structures, vertical clearance and works in the public highway

Chapter nine - traffic calming and homezones

• Traffic calming and homezones (PDF) (315kb, 5 pages)
• Traffic calming and homezones (Word document) (466kb)

Chapter ten - designing for priority road users

• Designing for priority road users (PDF) (603kb, 12 pages)
• Designing for priority road users (Word document) (1,226kb)

This includes information about pedestrian routes, footway and footpath requirements, public rights of way, pedestrian crossing points, cycling, cycleway and cycle path requirement and cycle parking, shared facilities, designing for emergency services access and public transport.

Chapter eleven - parking

• Parking (PDF) (132kb, 4 pages)
• Parking (Word document) (425kb)

Chapter twelve - services

• Services - location, paved margins and verges (PDF) (245kb, 5 pages)
• Services - location, paved margins and verges (Word document) (508kb)

This includes information about public utilities, location of statutory undertakers' services, verges and paved margins, cable TV apparatus, co-ordination, public sewers and drains and shared private drives.

Chapter thirteen - security

• Security (PDF) (170kb, 3 pages)
• Security (Word document) (3,313kb)

Chapter fourteen - landscaping

• Landscaping (PDF) (321kb, 8 pages)
• Landscaping (Word document) (847kb)

This includes information about pre-development planting, services verges, visibility splays, trees, shrubs, grass, preservation, future maintenance and land drainage

Chapter fifteen - specialist design elements

• Specialist design elements (PDF) (94kb, 2 pages)
• Specialist design elements (Word document) (1,020kb)

This includes information about construction, street lighting and traffic signs and lines.

Chapter sixteen - Miscellaneous

• Miscellaneous (PDF) (120kb, 3 pages)
• Miscellaneous (Word document) (635kb)

This includes information about refuse collection, street cleaning, salt bins, street furniture and street naming.

Chapter seventeen - adoption of roads and public areas

• Adoption of roads and public areas (PDF) (314kb, 8 pages)
• Adoption of roads and public areas (Word document) (775kb)

Chapter eighteen -assessments and audits

• Assessments and audits (PDF) (201kb, 4 pages)
• Assessments and audits (Word document) (798kb)

References

• References (PDF) (10kb, 3 pages)

Bibliography

• Bibliography (PDF)  (9kb, 2 pages)