Suggested Council Services:   Adopted highways

Find adopted highways

Find out which parts of the public highway we are responsible for maintaining.
https://www.torbay.gov.uk/roads/highway-maintenance/adopted-highways/

Highway maintenance

Find out about our road, pavement and verge maintenance, including winter service plans, and how to report an issue.
https://www.torbay.gov.uk/roads/highway-maintenance/

Road adoption

Find out whether a private road can be adopted so that it can be maintained by us.
https://www.torbay.gov.uk/roads/highway-maintenance/road-adoption/

Highway Infrastructure Asset Management Strategy

Read our strategy which will help us to operate a sustainable highway infrastructure system in such a way as to optimise the network condition within the available budgets.
https://www.torbay.gov.uk/council/policies/highways/highway-infrastructure-ams/

Streetworks Permit Scheme Policy 2025

This permit scheme gives us a way to manage street and roadworks activities on the public highway.
https://www.torbay.gov.uk/council/policies/highways/torbay-council-permit-scheme-policy/

Davys Elm View

View documents relating to the adoption of this road following development.
https://www.torbay.gov.uk/roads/highway-maintenance/road-adoption/paignton-road-agreements/davys-elm-view/

Yannons Farm

View documents relating to the adoption of this road following development.
https://www.torbay.gov.uk/roads/highway-maintenance/road-adoption/paignton-road-agreements/yannons-farm/

White Rock Road

View documents relating to the adoption of this road following development.
https://www.torbay.gov.uk/roads/highway-maintenance/road-adoption/paignton-road-agreements/white-rock-road/

Torquay road agreements

Find out which roads in Torquay are in the process of becoming adopted roads.
https://www.torbay.gov.uk/roads/highway-maintenance/road-adoption/torquay-road-agreements/

Brixham road agreements

Find out which roads in Brixham are in the process of becoming adopted roads.
https://www.torbay.gov.uk/roads/highway-maintenance/road-adoption/brixham-road-agreements/

Paignton road agreements

Find out which roads in Paignton are in the process of becoming adopted roads.
https://www.torbay.gov.uk/roads/highway-maintenance/road-adoption/paignton-road-agreements/

When is my bin collected?

Details of your bin collection days for the waste and recycling service in Torbay.
https://www.torbay.gov.uk/recycling/bin-collections/

Local Highways Maintenance Transparency Report 2025/2026

) call for highway authorities to adopt a risk-based approach, as outlined in the Well-Managed Highway Infrastructure Guidance from HMEP, we have overhauled our inspection manual systems and operational responses
https://www.torbay.gov.uk/council/policies/highways/lhmt-report/

Private street maintenance

Find out about the maintenance of private roads and streets.
https://www.torbay.gov.uk/roads/highway-maintenance/private-streets/

Winter Maintenance and Emergency Plan

Learn how we plan to keep roads, paths and cycleways safe and passable in winter.
https://www.torbay.gov.uk/council/policies/highways/winter-maintenance-and-emergency-plan/

November Update 2022

and Brixham road updates November Update 2022 Back to Inglewood and Brixham road updates November Update 2022 Overview – Why are these Highways Works needed? The approved housing development at Inglewood requires highway improvement works along Brixham Road
https://www.torbay.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control/find-planning-applications/inglewood-development/inglewood-and-brixham-road-updates/november-update-2022/

Road casualty reduction report 2022

Road casualty and collision data for the Torbay area for 2022.
https://www.torbay.gov.uk/council/policies/highways/road-casualties/road-casualty-reduction-report-2022/

Improving active travel in Torbay

Find out how we are improving our infrastructure to make Torbay a place which enables more active travel.
https://www.torbay.gov.uk/roads/travel/active-travel/

Local Transport Action Plan 2021-2026

The planned investments and commitment of the transport capital grant received from Government, alongside other funding we have or is able to achieve.
https://www.torbay.gov.uk/council/policies/transport/local-transport-plan/local-transport-action-plan/

Road casualty reduction report 2023

Road casualty and collision data for the Torbay area for 2023.
https://www.torbay.gov.uk/council/policies/highways/road-casualties/road-casualty-reduction-report-2023/