Highways Committee — County Durham

Recent meetings

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15 Jun 2026

10:00 am

Highways Committee - Monday 15 June 2026 10.00 am

15 attendees · 0 documents · 0 media files

08 Apr 2026

9:30 am

Highways Committee - Wednesday, 8 April 2026 - 9.30 am

CANCELLED

0 attendees · 0 documents · 0 media files

09 Mar 2026

9:30 am

Highways Committee - Monday 9 March 2026 9.30 am

CANCELLED

0 attendees · 0 documents · 0 media files

09 Feb 2026

9:30 am

Highways Committee - Monday 9 February 2026 9.30 am

CANCELLED

0 attendees · 0 documents · 0 media files

08 Jan 2026

Highways Committee - Thursday 8 January 2026 9.30 am

CANCELLED

0 attendees · 0 documents · 0 media files

19 Dec 2025

Highways Committee - Friday 19 December 2025 9.30 am

The Highways Committee is scheduled to convene to discuss a range of topics, with a primary focus on an application to modify the Definitive Map and Statement of Public Rights of Way concerning an alleged public footpath in West Rainton.

10 Nov 2025

Highways Committee - Monday 10 November 2025 9.30 am

The Highways Committee of Durham County Council is scheduled to meet on Monday 10 November 2025, to discuss a number of highways-related issues. These include a Definitive Map Modification Order Application relating to a public footpath in West Rainton, a p...

13 Oct 2025

Highways Committee - Monday 13 October 2025 9.30 am

The Highways Committee of Durham County Council met on 13 October 2025 to discuss proposed changes to traffic regulation orders in several locations. The meeting was scheduled to address objections received during consultations on amendments to parking and ...

16 Sep 2025

Highways Committee - Tuesday 16 September 2025 9.30 am

The Highways Committee met to discuss proposed traffic calming measures and parking restrictions in several areas. Councillors endorsed proposals for traffic calming in Kelloe and new parking restrictions in Blackhall, Blackhill and Shotley Bridge, Chester-...

10 Jul 2025

Highways Committee - Thursday 10 July 2025 9.30 am

Here is a summary of the items scheduled for discussion at the Highways Committee meeting on 10 July 2025. The main item for discussion was a report regarding an application to modify the definitive map and statement for three public footpaths in Esh. The c...

About

The Highways Committee consists of 16 Members of the Council and is responsible for the following matters, except where the matter is delegated to an officer: (a) Functions relating to public rights of way as set out in Part 1 of Section I of Schedule 1 to the 2000 Regulations in cases where objections have been made and not withdrawn. (b) Providing guidance to the Corporate Director for Neighbourhoods and Environment as appropriate, in relation to the exercise of delegated functions under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, where objections have been made and not withdrawn. (c) Providing guidance to the Corporate Director for Neighbourhoods and Environment as appropriate, in relation to the exercise of delegated functions under sections 4, 5, 6 and 7 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1953 where objections or representations are made and not withdrawn. (d) Any other non-executive functions specified in the 2000 Regulations relating to highways or public rights of way which require a statutory notice or consultation and where objections have been made and not withdrawn. (e) To discharge the Council’s licensing, registration and regulatory functions in relation to common land and town and village greens. (f) Providing guidance to the Corporate Director for Neighbourhoods and Environment as appropriate, in relation to the exercise of delegated functions to determine proposals to appropriate or dispose of open space or public walks and pleasure grounds as set out in Section 10 of the Open Spaces Act 1906 and Section 164 of the Public Health Act 1875, if there are any unresolved objections to the proposals.