Update on 2025 project to tarmac the top section of Zig Zag Road (April 2026)

The response from members was mixed regarding the tarmac project for the top section with little support from Leacroft Members who stood to benefit most from the stabilisation of the top section of Zig Zag Road. Many thanks however to those in Leacroft who did contribute to the project. Your support is much appreciated. As we were short of funding to complete the tarmac project Ground Away Construction (Frank Gaskin) were contracted to stabilise the critically damaged section with reinforced concrete and will complete the untreated section abutting No 3 up to the drive entrance later on. The accounts for 2025/26 are published on this web site. We currently have reserves of c£4,000 to continue  making repairs to the concrete road as necessary. The tarmac project will be abandoned unless the necessary extra funding becomes available. A minimum of £8,000 in addtion to current reserves would be needed to lay stone mastic asphalt, the only material likely to last for several years without needing repairs. In view of the current economic climate it is proposed to  leave the road levy at current levels but to keep it under review in the light of members views. 

Currently Zig Zag road frontagers are expected to pay £50 per annum and frontagers in Leacroft Close £25 per annum in April/May each year though please consider paying £50 too if you live in Leacroft Close.

Flanking houses fronting both Welcomes Road (also privately maintained) and Zig Zag Road will pay their levy to WURA who will share it with ZZ&LRA. 

Members extending their houses requiring visits from HGVs will be asked to pay an extra road levy for a sum agreed with the Secretary/Chairman/Committee. 

Developers demolishing an existing property and replacing it with a new house or flats will be required to enter into a formal binding legal agreement with the Association and to  pay HGV road levies in line with the HGV wear and tear tariff..see below for the relative documents.

Members may use these details to make payments over the internet directly into the account. 

The Association has a Bank account at Lloyds Bank as follows:

Name: Zig Zag and Leacroft Road Association

Sort code: 30 96 26

Account: 29376768

Any 2 signatories of three signatories may authorise transactions over the bank account(s)

The Committee/Secretary is always happy to be approached with any individual queries and welcomes assistance with the running of the committee and general meetings including work parties to carry out light maintenance tasks.

Important note: Frontagers to Zig Zag Road have an obligation to pay for the maintenance of the road which is classed as a public highway maintainable at the private expense of the frontagers. If  the road levy has not been paid in full since the road was upgraded  in 2017 by using a process called cement stabilisation, such frontagers will be treated as in dispute with their neighbours through this Road Association. They should mention the dispute to the buyer when selling their property and formally declare that they are in dispute on  Law Society form TA6 which needs to be completed as part of the conveyancing process.

Developer agreement see below

HGV Tariff Developers see below