Road construction consent (RCC) guidance

CC21 - Application for adoption of passing place to the list of adopted roads

You must provide:

  • location plan on an Ordnance Survey base showing passing places
  • as-built plan showing:
    • dimensions of passing places
    • location of any road crossings, culverts, or ducts

Provide 1 paper copy and 1 electronic copy (in agreed CAD format, preferably AutoCAD® .dwg) of:

  • plans showing the extent of the adopted road in colour, including verges, footpaths, and cycleways. Note: Plan must use an Ordnance Survey background.
  • all as-built plans showing:
    • carriageways, footways, footpaths, cycleways, service strips, and surface water drainage
    • all SuDS features and details of future maintenance responsibilities (Roads Authority, Scottish Water and developer)
  • as-built plans of services showing things like location, road crossings and ducts in relation to fixed road features
  • CCTV survey of the surface water drainage system
  • Road Safety Audit (if applicable)

Use the Post Submission Additional Documents form on the ePlanning Portal, quoting your RCC reference number (example: 17/00001/RCC).

If you are unable to submit the electronic copies of drawings these can also be posted to the eProcessing Centre on a CD, DVD, USB drive or external hard drive. Note that any drawings submitted must be in CAD (preferably AutoCad® .dwg) format.

If you cannot submit the form via the portal, you may post a paper copy of the completed form to the eProcessing team.

Page last modified: 15 December 2025

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