Improvement line review

Improvement lines are sections of land designated for future transport improvement purposes, the lines are there to ensure that plans for development incorporate transport infrastructure needed to support and improve the transport network.

The improvement lines take several forms including those improvement lines being protected for road widening schemes, bus lane schemes and lines that are laid down in areas of potential development to indicate that transport infrastructure is necessary to support the development.

The Improvement Line Review (ILR) is a process carried out regularly to consider all current improvement lines and determine whether they are still required for future highway improvements. Each line is individually assessed, and if it is agreed that the line is no longer required, it can be revoked.

The most recent ILR was carried out between Autumn 2006 and February 2007 to provide information for and support the preparation of District Council Local Development Frameworks.

Please see the links to view which lines were kept and which lines were revoked in the most recent Review. For further information on the ILR, please see the ILR Report available to download below.