Unadopted Roads: Schools
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support is available for schools situated (a) on and (b) close to unadopted roads where no parties are maintaining (i) those roads and (ii) street furniture to an acceptable standard.
Answered by Matthew Pennycook
Responsibility for maintaining unadopted private roads rests with the frontagers of the road, who are the owners of properties or land that front, border or have access to the road.
If the road becomes dangerous, the relevant local authority has enforcement powers to force them to carry out repairs.
Schools may engage directly with those responsible for the management and maintenance of private roads to resolve issues, including estate management companies where applicable.
I also refer my hon. Friend to the Written Ministerial Statement made on 18 December 2025 (HCWS1210).
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