A Side Roads Order (SRO) is a

statutory order In many countries, a statutory instrument is a form of delegated legislation. United Kingdom Statutory instruments are the principal form of delegated or secondary legislation in the United Kingdom. National government Statutory instrument ...

in the UK which authorises a

highway authority A highway authority is a government organization responsible for public roads. India The National Highways Authority of India is the national authority for the management of a network of over 60,000 km of national highways in India. The Autho ...

to make alterations to roads or other highways affected by a trunk road scheme - e.g. stopping up, diverting or connecting them to new trunk road and stopping up and replacing private accesses affected). It is defined by section 14 of the

Highways Act 1980 The Highways Act 1980 (1980 c.66) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom dealing with the management and operation of the road network in England and Wales. It consolidated with amendments several earlier pieces of legislation. Man ...

References

Roads in the United Kingdom Statutory Instruments of the United Kingdom {{UK-planning-stub