Commuted sums
The adoption of new highway infrastructure from new developments result in the County Council, as the Highway Authority, incurring increased maintenance costs for those assets in perpetuity. Commuted sums to cover these additional costs can be recovered from the transferring landowner to enable the new infrastructure to be maintained to the required standards.
Commuted sums are financial contributions made by third parties to Highway Authorities as compensation for taking on the future maintenance responsibility for newly created highways or highway improvements, including Public Rights of Way (PROW). They are typically, although not invariably, secured through Section 38 and/or Section 278 legal agreements made with developers and landowners.
Commuted Sums Policy
Hampshire County Council’s Commuted Sums Policy Guidance provides a transparent and consistent approach for the application and calculation of commuted sums. It provides guidance for all stakeholders responsible for delivering new infrastructure on the types of materials and assets preferred by the Highway Authority, the associated commuted sums costs, and the necessary levels of consultation required with the Highway Authority for them to be approved and adopted.
Hampshire County Council Commuted Sums Policy Guidance
The Commuted Sums Policy Guidance includes an associated Commuted Sum Calculator that calculates the commuted sum costs for individual asset types or materials. It enables commuted sums to be calculated in a consistent manner and provides an opportunity for all stakeholders to calculate the potential commuted sums associated with proposed new infrastructure.