Section 278 agreements

The developer will be required to deposit an institution-backed surety bond or cash deposit with St Helens Borough Council. This bond ensures that the council does not incur any costs if the highway works are stalled, changed, or aborted by the developer.

Following the completion of the technical approval process the developer will need to submit a copy of the contractors tendered bill of quantities and we will compare this against our own term maintenance contracts rate to insure we have a sufficient bond figure to cover the works. 

The works detailed within the S278 agreement will be staged and following completion of each stage the developer will receive the relevant certificate and there will be a reduction in the value of the surety's bond obligation.  

Agreement Reduction Stages