Highway boundaries

The research and boundary definition completed by the highway boundary research team is definitive. Our research team thoroughly investigate to a standard that we are confident would stand up to scrutiny in a court of law. Only the highway boundary research team have the research expertise and access to the full range of sources needed to define the highway boundary. Highway boundaries are only legally valid and accurate when produced by this team.

It will only be altered if proven evidence to the contrary is submitted or discovered.

Old highway boundary plans (including ones sent out by the highway boundary research team) might not be valid and could be inaccurate. This is because highway extents can change over time.

About the highway boundary research team

Our highway boundary research team are historical researchers who define and map the legal extent of the public highway. We use an evidence-based approach. 

Our team has access to:

• Documents held by our highways department
• The collections held at the Norfolk Record Office and the National Archives

We also use online resources for historic mapping and photography.

Once we have assembled all the relevant evidence, we map the highway boundary and provide the customer with an annotated highway boundary plan. This shows the extent of the public highway hatched (diagonal lines) in green.

Contact the highway boundary research team

You can contact the highway boundary research team by:

• Emailing highway.boundaries@norfolk.gov.uk. Read our privacy notice to find out how we use your personal information.
• Call us using the details on our contact us page and ask to speak to the highway boundary research team