Highway boundary enquiries
Highway land refers to an area of land, where the public have the right to use to ‘Pass and Repass without hindrance’. With very few exceptions highway land that that we maintain is not owned by the council. The law assumes, unless there is evidence to the contrary, that highway land is owned by the owners of the land or property each side up to the centre line of the highway.
A highway boundary enquiry defines the area that is maintainable at public expense by the highway authority.
Visit our public rights of way page for all recorded routes.
Make an enquiry
Please send your application details and payment to:
- Highway Definition Team, Ashford Depot, Javelin Way, Henwood Industrial Estate, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8AD
- or highwaydefinitionsearches@kent.gov.uk.
We aim to reply within 20 working days. This response will include a plan at a scale of 1:1250 showing the extent of the land maintained at public expense by the highway authority in the vicinity of your enquiry.
Costs
- standard cost is £90 for up to 4 questions
- each additional question is £7
- for larger site costs please contact us via email highwaydefinitionsearches@kent.gov.uk or write to Highway Definition Team, Ashford Depot, Javelin Way, Henwood Industrial Estate, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8AD.
How to pay
Payments made by cheque should be made payable to KENT COUNTY COUNCIL.
Details for payment by direct/credit card, BACS or CHAPS can be provided on request.