Street works permit scheme

Permit fees

There is a fee for street works permits.

Street works permit fees
Type of permitRoad category 0 -2 or traffic sensitiveRoad category 3 -4 and non traffic sensitive
Major works - Over 10 days or traffic regulation order needed£205£131
Major works - 4 to 10 days and no traffic regulation order needed£123£75
Major works - up to 3 days and no traffic regulation order needed£63£45
Standard works£123£75
Minor works£63£45
Immediate works£58£40
PAA£100£74

A discount will be applied in category 0 - 2 road types where work takes place outside of traffic sensitive times on traffic sensitive streets.

This discount will be in line with the Council's policies and procedures and will be reviewed on an annual basis.


Exemptions

You will not be charged for a permit if:

  • a permit is submitted in line with road works
  • the Council has not responded to a permit application within the timescale
  • a permit has been cancelled before the Council has agreed it
  • the Council has initiated a permit variation
  • a permit has been cancelled through no fault of your own

Permit discounts

There will be a discount where:

  • many permit applications are submitted at the same time for works that are part of the same project but are carried out on more than one street
  • many companies are working within the same site and working together on the same works
  • works are carried out outside of traffic sensitive times on traffic sensitive streets

A discount may be applied if you can show that the proposed works provide a significant economic benefit to the Council. These will be agreed on an ad-hoc basis.


Permit variation fees

  • £45 for works on category 0, 1 and 2 streets and on 3 and 4 traffic sensitive streets
  • £35 for works on category 3 and 4 non traffic sensitive streets

If a permit variation moves works into a higher fee category, you will need to pay the difference in permit fee, as well as the variation fee.

There will be no fee is a permit variation is initiated by the Council.