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Design guides for new road developments

The council is responsible for promoting new development in North Lincolnshire. In order to help developers, builders, architects, designers and other relevant people, we have produced a series of design guides for new road developments:

  • An industrial roads design guide;
  • A residential roads design guide;
  • A road lighting, highway power supplies and street furniture specification;
  • A highway landscaping guide;
  • A parking guide.

Updates to design guides

The document below contains amendments, additions and further information relating to the design guides. You should check this document on a regular basis. It will be added to when appropriate. The main body of the guides will not be altered until a major revision is needed.

Road Design Guide 31kb[1] [PDF, 30Kb]

Industrial roads design guide

This provides guidance on the layout and design of roads serving industrial and commercial developments. It also provides guidance on the procedures necessary for the works to be adopted by the council.

Industrial Road Design Guide [PDF, 921Kb]

Residential roads design guide

This document provides guidance on the layout and design of roads serving residential developments. It also provides guidance on the procedures necessary for the works to be adopted by the council. It should be read in conjunction, where appropriate, with the other guides on this site.

Residential Road Design Guide [PDF, 1Mb]

Highway landscaping guide

This guide sets out the requirements for all trees, shrubs and roses to be planted by developers. It also gives general guidance on site preparation.

Highway Landscaping Guide [PDF, 264Kb]

Parking guide

General guidance for all new development, redevelopment and change of use proposals in North Lincolnshire.

Parking Guidelines[PDF, 1Mb]

Parking Guide Layout[PDF, 11Kb]

Please note that some files are quite large and may take some time to download.

More information

If you have any comments about the guides or would like to receive information about updates please contact us.