Street Works permit scheme
Cheshire East Council implemented the West and Shires Permit (WaSP) scheme on 3 November 2014.
The WaSP scheme requires an activity promoter to apply for a permit in order to book road space on the highway. The Permit Authority (Cheshire East Council) issues permits with conditions attached to better focus the activity in terms of reducing the impact on road users and other stakeholders.
Equally, we can refuse to issue a permit if we feel the planning or the detail of the application is insufficient. The WaSP scheme allows us to recoup the cost of coordinating and managing the activity by charging for issuing a permit.
Permit fees
Permit fees
| Activity type | Category 0, 1, 2 or Traffic Sensitive | Category 3, 4 and non-Traffic Sensitive |
|---|
|
Major PAA
|
£105
|
£75
|
|
Major Works Permit
|
£240
|
£150
|
|
Standard Works Permit
|
£130
|
£10
|
|
Minor Works Permit
|
£65
|
£10
|
|
Immediate Works Permit
|
£60
|
£10
|
|
Permit Variation
|
£45
|
£35
|
Permit Scheme documents:
Permit Scheme evaluation reports:
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Contact Highways
Highways - Cheshire East Council Report a problem online
If you consider a highways issue to be dangerous, or an emergency:
Call the Highways Customer Services Team on 0300 123 5020
during office hours 8:30am – 5:00pm
Call the Out of hours team on 0300 123 5025
after 5pm and before 8:30am, including weekends.
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Delamere House
Delamere Street Crewe
Cheshire
CW1 2LL
Page last reviewed: 27 June 2025
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