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Unadopted Roads

Asked by Sarah PochinReform UKMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 12 January 2026UIN 104444

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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of completed housing developments in England where roads remain unadopted for more than three years after first occupation; and what steps

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

My Department does not hold the requested data. I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement made on 18 December 2025 (HCWS1210).

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