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This isn't about being in a conservation area but rather the road being unadopted and therefore not maintained by the council. Beckenham is full of them. https
by doublesocket 4y ago
This isn't about being in a conservation area but rather the road being unadopted and therefore not maintained by the council. Beckenham is full of them.
https://www.barkergotelee.co.uk/who-is-responsible-for-maintaining-unadopted-road/#:~:text=An%20%E2%80%9Cunadopted%20road%E2%80%9D%20is%20simply,no%20responsibility%20to%20maintain%20it https://www.barkergotelee.co.uk/who-is-responsible-for-maint....
- jonatron 4y agohttps://assets.ctfassets.net/vval1fkv4s9j/L8XTFNyvaSewQWSMOwsmU/c629f10f1de468d097e0bba73ae38fc6/supplementary-planning-guidance.pdf https://assets.ctfassets.net/vval1fkv4s9j/L8XTFNyvaSewQWSMOw... > Some 19th century street furniture also remains, enabling the road to present an excellent understanding of the appearance of many residential areas in the era of horse transport. The council will promote the retention of the original street surfacing and furniture in the conservation area.
- doublesocket 4y agoI stand corrected. There are still various other roads in Beckenham that are not inside a conservation area that are unadopted (and consequently in an absolute state).
- the_mitsuhiko 4y agoI lived in Beckenham right next to such a road and it was absolutely ridiculous. Cabs refused to drive on it because the potholes were so bad.
- ljm 4y agoCroydon has a bunch too. A friend was showing me around there a while ago and at one point we were walking down a wide road with no pavements, large-ish semi-detached houses on each side with decent front gardens. Was something I normally expected in upmarket rural areas and traditional villages.