Highway Bond Provision
1. What is the total bond value for S278 and S38 agreements for a) 2020-21, b) 2021-22 and c) 2022-23?
An average of £5.1m over the 3 year period.

2. What is the total number of bonds completed in
a) 2020-21: 25
b) 2021-22: 6
c) 2022-23: 4

3. What items of adoptable highway infrastructure currently attract commuted sums, and what are the individual costs?
Price on application - Refer to Commuted Sums on Wokingham Borough Council website.

4. What is your inspection fee or percentage applicable relevant to the bond provision for S278 and S38 agreements?
Generally 10% but the figures are on our website under fees and charges

S278 Timescales
5. What was the average time taken from technical submission to technical approval of a S278 agreement in a) 2020-21, b) 2021-22 and c) 2022-23?
Information not recorded.

6. What was the average time taken from technical approval to the completion of a Section 278 legal engrossment in
a) 2020-21: Eight and a half months.
b) 2021-22: Twenty-two months.
c) 2022-23: None signed.

7. What was the average time to grant a Streetworks Permit, post execution of Legal Engrossment in
a) 2020-21: We do not keep this information.
b) 2021-22: We do not keep this information.
c) 2022-23: We do not keep this information.

S38 Timescales
8. What was the average time taken from technical submission to technical approval of a S38 agreement in
a) 2020-21: Twenty-six months.
b) 2021-22: Fourteen and a half months.
c) 2022-23: Thirty-Six months.

9. What was the average time taken from technical approval to the completion of a Section 38 legal agreement in a) 2020-21, b) 2021-22 and c) 2022-23?
Information not recorded.

10. What was the average total time taken from technical submission to formal adoption of a S38 agreement in
a) 2020-21: No adoptions.
b) 2021-22: Fifty months.
c) 2022-23: Seventy months.