Adopted and private roads
Find adopted roads in East Sussex
East Sussex County Council inspect, repair and maintain adopted roads. All adopted roads are public unless restricted by the highway authority.
Other highways, such as Public Rights of Way (PROW), are not inspected or maintained to the same level.
Read about the process for how to adopt a road.
What is a private road?
Private roads have not been adopted by us. It is up to the owner to maintain them. The owner may be the residents of a road, a third party, or a developer. Owners can restrict access to private roads.
Private streets
Private streets, or unadopted public highways, are different to private roads. They are roads which we do not maintain, but may be used by the public.
