Stopping up orders

Stopping up orders are usually made to allow development to take place, or because the public highway is no longer necessary. Public highway can include roads, streets, footpaths or grass verges.

Once the stopping up process is completed, the highway land ceases to be a highway and any highway rights are extinguished in law. If an order is successfully made on the public highway, then the land is free of any Highway Authority control.

Stopping up orders for development

If the stopping up is required as part of a development that has planning permission, the process is usually carried out under Section 247 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

This is the legal process used to stop up a road or area of highway where planning permission is involved. It ensures that the proposal is considered formally and that any effects on the surrounding area are taken into account.

More information 

For more information, read the Highways stopping up process and application pack (PDF, 400KB) and GOV.UK guidance on stopping-up and diverting highways.

Contact Adopted Highways 

If you have any questions, email adoptedhighways@cheshireeasthighways.org

If you need a plan showing the highway extent, you can request one through our Highway boundary extents service. Charges apply.