Highways agency

[Cartwright26]

Has anybody had any experience with approaching highways agency regarding accessing there land/cave entrance on there land even though the cave runs under someone elses land who has said we can access it IF we can gain permission fr highways, i have it on good authority that highways can be.....um..... Difficult

 

[kay]

Has anybody had any experience with approaching highways agency regarding accessing there land/cave entrance on there land even though the cave runs under someone elses land who has said we can access it IF we can gain permission fr highways, i have it on good authority that highways can be.....um..... Difficult

Do you mean the Highways Agency, the Agency of the Department of Transport which looks after motorways and a few trunk roads nationally, or do you mean the highways agency of Devon county council which looks after all the rest of the main roads and all the minor roads?

 

[bograt]

Had experience of Highways department in Derbyshire C.C., it seems to be up to the person you speak to, some are 'Jobs-worth' who are no-no, others are quite accomodating, don't know owt about Devon.

 

[tamarmole]

Devon CC don't like holes in the ground, they are incredibly liability averse, Wheal Crowndale being a case in point.

 

[Cartwright26]

Yes id be referring to Devon CC i have heard that they are not keen on holes, i want to approach them before poking around anywhere, any tips?