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Highway policies

East Sussex Highways carries out many tasks required by law.

Our highway policies guide our actions when there are no specific laws. The policies help us achieve the goals of the East Sussex Council Plan and the Local Transport Plan.

We use an asset management approach to maintain roads, footways, and street lights. Find out about:

Review cycle

We review highway policies on a regular basis to ensure they are accurate. We look at feedback and changes in working practices. We welcome any feedback you may have.

Contact us if you have questions or comments about our policies.

You can also ask us for a printed copy of the policies.

Communication policy

Read our Customer promise.

Give feedback or find out about our complaints procedure: Feedback and complaints.

Licensing and enforcement policies

We have a duty to control obstruction of the highway. This is to reduce inconvenience and danger to the public.

We can remove unlicensed obstructions from roads or pavements. See details about licences issued by East Sussex Highways.

Disabled parking bays

Information about disabled parking, including how to make an application, is at disabled parking bays. 

Highway maintenance policies

Highway network management and improvement

Safety policies

Road safety

Statutory duties or powers defined by law cover most of the work of the road safety team. Our policies:

  • set out where we may use local discretion
  • cover areas for which there is no legislation
  • support and help us to deliver our priorities.

Road safety policies:

East Sussex Highways manage several policies that impact road safety works and maintenance. They include Passively safe signposts and Control of heavy goods vehicles.