Highways Act Orders and Schemes

Section A - Plans
Style and format of Order plans vary depending on the type of Order and the size and
complexity of the scheme. The following guidance applies generally. Where a particular
style is adopted by the project team it should be used consistently throughout.
1. General to all Plans
1.1 The plans should be on Ordnance Survey base and should include a Crown
Copyright box. Crown Copyright should be recorded by the words
“This plan is based upon Ordnance Survey material with the permission of Ordnance
Survey on behalf of the controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office © Crown
copyright. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown copyright and may lead to
prosecution or civil proceedings. Highways Agency 100018928 20..”
(insert current year)
1.2 Plans should include a north arrow: there is no requirement that north should be
at the top of the plan. Where there are a number of site plans/sheets to a plan, or a
number of Orders, as far as possible, the plans should all have a similar orientation.
1.3 Plans should normally include the name of the County, Borough or District, and
Parish or Town in whose area they lie. They should normally feature all road
numbers, road names and all other names (eg place names, street names,
house names & numbers etc) that are referred to in the Orders, Schedules and
Explanatory Statements. Where reference is made to a location some distance
from the scheme, to avoid the need to enlarge the map so that it becomes difficult
to handle, the name should be marked at the edge of the plan with an arrow
indicating the direction to that location.
1.4 The following information should be included either on the plan or on the folio cover
if a folio is included:
• A scale both linear and in words. Guidance on recording the scale of
insets is given below.
• A box for the signature of the Order
• The title. In addition, the sheets of the Order must be numbered and/or
named. Guidance on this is given in the Sections below.
• A key