Highway fees (2022/2023)

Highway licence fees

You may be charged a highway licence late notification fee of £30 if you do not give enough notice. Where notice is required, this is shown in the table below.

Licence type	Notice required	Cost
Application for skips (7 days)	2 days	£18
Scaffolding licence	7 days	£50 admin fee £64 inspection fee per month or part of
Hoarding licence	7 days	£50 admin fee £64 inspection fee per month or part of
Deposits of materials upon the highway	7 days	£50 admin fee £64 inspection fee per month or part of
Placement of containers, cabins, welfare facilities on the highway	7 days	£50 admin fee £64 inspection fee per month or part of
Tower crane / oversail licence	14 days	£50 admin fee £64 inspection fee per month or part of
Mobile elevated work platform (cherry pickers) or mobile crane licence	7 days	£50 admin fee £64 inspection fee per month or part of
Canopies, balconies etc.	2 months	£50 admin fee £64 inspection fee per month or part of
Apparatus on the highway	7 days	£50 admin fee £64 inspection fee per month or part of
Cables and rails over the highway	7 days	£50 admin fee £64 inspection fee per month or part of
Vehicle crossing licence	14 days	£50 admin fee £64 inspection fee
Road opening notices	20 days	£50 admin fee £99 inspection fee per month or part of
Section 50 (street works) licence - new apparatus	28 days	£158 admin fee £178 capitalised fee £129 inspection fee for each 200m length
Section 50 (street works) licence - existing apparatus	28 days	£75 admin fee £124 inspection fee for each 200m length
Street café licence	2 months	£442 for new applications £129 annual renewal fee
Building works to cellars	14 days	£440 licence fee £129 inspection fee per month or part of
Advertising boards	2 months	£108 for new applications £63 annual renewal fee
Display of goods (up to 5m²)	2 months	£108 for new applications £63 annual renewal
Display (over 5m²)	2 months	£168 for new applications £125 annual renewal

Highway charges

Charge	Cost
Parking waiver	£16 (1 day per vehicle) admin fee
Road traffic accident clear-up	£50 admin fee Labour / plant / materials - actual cost
Placing of a traffic sign on or near a road consideration	£50 admin fee
Placing of a traffic sign in accordance with above Professional, legal, advertising, signing	Actual cost
Charge for loss of revenue where the operation obstructs an on-street parking bay administered by the council	£5 per day per bay

Traffic Regulation Order fees

Order type	Notice required	Cost
5 day closure (planned works)	28 days	£311
Emergency closure (21 days)	Next day	£311
Temporary 18 month closure (roads)*	28 days	£1,600 minimum
Temporary 6 month closure (footpaths)*	28 days	£1,600 minimum
Extension to temporary 6 month closure*	14 days	£1,600 minimum
Permanent order*	28 days	£1,600 minimum
Application from developer to vary, amend, or revoke a Traffic Regulation Order*	28 days	£2,500 minimum

*Advertising costs - estimate £400 to £800 per advert, but this varies depending on the advert size

Street naming and numbering fees

Details	Cost
New streets	£155
1 to 3 addresses	£40 per address
4 address or more	£13 per address
For every 50 address or part of above 3	£100

Searches and information charges

Type of information	Cost
Highway inspector report, complaint, contact To provide copies for the previous 2 years	£55
Works instructions / orders To provide copies for the previous 2 years	£55
Street works register To provide copies for the previous 2 years	£55
Additional charge for more than 2 previous years of any of the above	£55
Highway adoption records To provide electronic extracts of records	£34

Highway fees (2022/2023)

Highway licence fees

Highway charges

Traffic Regulation Order fees

Street naming and numbering fees

Searches and information charges

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