Highway licences, permits and claims

Licences and permits are required for any proposed obstruction or closure of the highway.

Occupying the road or pavement

• drop kerb or vehicular crossing application
• banners, decorations or advertising signs
• alfresco dining or street cafe or pavement cafe
• scaffolding, cranes and hoardings application
• highways projection
• skip operator permit, this should be completed by the skip company
• temporary road closures application
• road signs
• application form for occupation of the road to store building materials or excavation of the highway (where not covered by street works) (PDF, 402KB) - section 171

Working on the road

• street works licence application pack - section 50 (PDF, 420KB)
• temporary road closures application
• temporary traffic signals application

Using the road

• filming on the highway
• temporary road closures application
• abnormal load notification

Claims 

• making a claim for damage caused on a highway

Fees

• infrastructure and highways fees and charges 2020- 21 (PDF, 152KB)