Street Furniture
In addition to the features that are placed in the highway to
aid or protect highway users, such as direction signs, street
lights, safety barriers etc, there are also many other objects
located in the highway but which are not strictly needed to enable
the effective and safe operation of the highway network. Examples
include litter bins, benches/seats, works of art, pedestrian
directional (fingerpost’) signs and historical monuments.
Many of these features have been located in the highway
by Town and Parish Councils; indeed, these authorities have
the right to place various items in the highway – including trees -
on the condition that Cheshire East Council has first
given its consent.
The responsibility for maintaining litter bins, benches, and
signs normally lies with the organisation that placed it there.
However, if you are unsure who should maintain a particular feature
or if you believe that such an item presents an immediate hazard to
road users, you should contact your local Area Highways
Team.
If an individual, organisation or other body wishes to place a
permanent or temporary feature in the highway – which includes
trees or any other plant - they will need to have obtained prior
consent from Cheshire East Council. This will normally come in
the form of a licence. The type of licence and the conditions that
may be applied to it will be dependent on the object that is to be
placed on the highway, its location, size, construction and whether
it is intended to be permanent or temporary. For advice on such
matters, contact your Area Highways Team.
Temporary features such as skips and scaffolds also need to be
approved by Cheshire East Council before they can be
sited on the highway. If you have a need to site either of these
features on a road or footway, you need to first discuss the matter
with your local Area Highways Team. For advice please contact your
Area Highways
Team.
Cheshire East Council's Integrated Transport Service also
decides, with the Police, on the location of new bus stops and
shelters or changes to existing stops. If you have any
queries on bus shelters or any other aspect of public transport
please contact Cheshire Traveline.
- Waste Disposal Licences (e.g. for Skip Operators) can
be obtained from the Environment
Agency on 08708 506 506