With over 30,000 un-adopted sites across the UK, JLES have developed our Adoption Management System to support developers with any backlog schemes they still have on their books. Our key aim is to provide our clients with a ‘lump sum, fixed fee’ quotation to secure maintenance/adoption of each scheme, including all required technical, legal, consultancy and remedial works. We are a specialist in the adoption/vesting of highways (section 38, 278 or 111), sewers (Section 102, 104 or 185), Pump Stations and Public Open Space.
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The NHBC commissioned Cambridge University to conduct a study to investigate the uk adoptions process and why it is often ineffective. Cambridge university then called upon members of the JLES team to help them understand the realistic extent of the issue.
Typically, our internal team will:
• Liaise with Local Authority Highways and appraise original terms of agreement
• Carry out site inspections
• Co-ordinate specialist consultants
• Co-ordinate our own or your supply chain to achieve successful project conclusions (on time and budget)
• Provide technical support to supply chain
• Ensure all site specific works are carried out in line with relevant building and local authority regulations
• Carry out safety audit inspections
• Project manage live projects including onsite supervision
• Compile stage and status client reports (fortnightly)
• Produce As built drawings and CDM Health & Safety File
• Resolve technical queries/issues
• Final inspection with Local Authority including obtaining sign off of works
• Obtain formal adoption certification and cancel associated bonds
Typical Works undertaken by JLES on behalf of a developer client:
• S38/278 Design & Technical Approval
• Ground load bearing tests
• Highway construction
• Temporary Traffic Management
• Retaining Structure Design
• Retaining Wall Testing/Construction
• Crash Barrier Installation
• Pedestrian Barrier/Crossing Installation
• Traffic Bollard Installation
• Traffic Calming Installation
• Traffic Signal Design & Installation
• Bus Stop Design & Installation
• Street Name Plate Installation
• Street Light Design, Installation/Connection/Testing/Remedial Works
• Street Furniture Installation
• Footpath Diversions (S257)
• Service Verge Correction works
• Highway Landscaping
• Highway Drainage Design
• Material Core Testing
• Safety Surfacing
• Highways and Footpath Final Surfacing
• Surface Material Testing
• Road Marking/White Lining
Transfer to Local Authority
JLES would engage in Open Space project works on the clients behalf to bring the site up to adoptable standards before co-ordinating legal departments for the quick transfer of the site to the Local Authority.
Transfer to a Third Party
JLES can arrange for the land ownership to be transferred to a third party, a land management company, which would take over the liabilities and maintenance of the site in perpetuity. This could either take the form of a single commuted sum or via a resident led scheme.
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