Please note that our licence fees are subject to review every April and licences submitted after 1 April may be subject to new fees.

All charges are subject to standard VAT unless noted below:

Code	Explanation of service	Charge 2023/24
1	Traffic and Road Safety Data
1.1	Accident/Traffic Statistics
	Solicitors and Insurers requests for information from video and surveillance	£150
(a)	CCTV Data subject requests (as defined by the Data Protection Act 1998)	Max prescribed by Law (DPA 1998) (currently £10.00 including VAT)
1.2	Signal Timing/Operations Information (Per junction)
(a)	Emergency services, local authorities, students	Nil
	All other enquiries
(b)	Minimum charge for each request	£100

(c)	All further enquiries – at an hourly rate	£53/hr

1.4	Portable Traffic Signals (no longer able to charge for approval only)
(a)	Charge for written site approval/authorisation where application is received 7 days or more in advance	Nil
(b)	Charge for written site approval/authorisation where application is received less than 7 days in advance	Nil
(c)	Charge for works carried out on plan and application	£53/hr + disbursements
1.5	Turning Traffic Signals Off/On
(a)	Charge for turning off and bagging traffic signal heads	At cost + 10%
1.6	Traffic Data – Small Business (Hotels, etc)
(a)	Minimum charge for each request	£95
2	New Roads and Street Works Act 1991
2.1 (a)	Streetworks Reinstatements (Investigatory/Remedial Works	Actual cost based on rates contained in term maintenance contract plus overheads
(b)	Staff time prosecuted	£77.29 p/h
(c)	Staff time coring	£72.80 p/h
(d)	Staff time investigation	£62.33 p/h
2.2 (a)	Copy of street-works register defect notice	£30
(b)	Copy of inspector’s check list	£30
2.3	NRSWA Inspection fees (charges set by legislation)
(a)	Random sample	£50
(b)	Investigatory works	£0
(c)	Defect inspections	£0
(d)	Inspection Fee	£120
(e)	Third party inspection	£0
(f)	Fixed penalty notice (if paid within discount period of 29 days)	£300
(g)	Fixed penalty notice (if paid after discount period of 29 days)	£500
(h)	Fixed penalty notice (if paid within discount period of 29 days)	£80
(i)	Fixed penalty notice (if paid after discount period of 29 days)	£120
2.4	Street works licence (charges set by legislation) section 50 licenses
(a)	New apparatus:
	(i) Capital fee	£137
	(ii) Administrator fee	£137
	(iii) Inspection fee	£181
	(iv) Additional inspection fees	£82 for each 200 metres of excavation over the initial 200 metres
	Total license fee	£455
(b)	Existing apparatus:
	(i) Administration fee	£137
	(ii) Inspection fee	£175
	(iii) Additional inspection fees	£82 for each 200 metres of excavation over the initial 200 metres
	Total licence fee	£312
(c)	Section 50 licence for temporary apparatus (e.g. traffic counters)	£75
(d)	Construct a solar or wind farm	£560
(e)	Undertake traffic counting survey by placing temporary counting equipemnt	£84
(f)	Carry out CCTV survey or inspection via a manhole	£67
2.5	Temporary road closure applications
(a)	Closure/restrictions by order	£960* (+ variable)
(b)	Closure/restrictions by notice	£360* (+ variable)
(c)	Extension	£240* (+ variable)
	* compensation for any lost pay and display income
(d)	Deferred start date (where an order has already been processed and advertised and has to be re-advertised)	£600
(e)	Cancellation of temporary traffic regulation order –
	(i) Before public notice is advertised in local paper	£360
	(ii) After public notice has been advertised in local paper	£960
	Special events – not more than 3 days:
(f)	Charges depends on the organisers involved and no. of people attending
(g)	Special events – Class A	£240
(h)	Special events – Class B	£90
(i)	Special events – Class C	Nil
(j)	Additional parking enforcement support for events	At cost + 10%
3	General debtor works
3.1	Damage to immobile property	Actual cost and overheads
3.2	Clearance of accident debris	Actual cost + overheads
3.3	Attend accident site and inspect highway	Actual cost + overheads
3.4	Other debtors	Actual cost + overheads + VAT where applicable
3.5	Retrieval of lost items from highway gullies	Actual cost + overheads + VAT where applicable
4	Licences
4.1	Overhead structures	Applicants £78.00 per licence plus one off capital payment of £110
4.2	Planting trees	Applicants £78.00 per licence plus one off capital payment of £110
4.3	Skip permission (section 139)
	Consideration of application to place skip on highway
(a)	(i) Applications giving 10 or more days’ notice	£71
	(ii) Emergency applications giving less than 10 days ‘ notice	£130
(b)	Where an additional site visit is required during consideration of application for permission to place skip on highway or to monitor compliance	£89
(c)	Extension to the permit period	£54
4.4	Scaffold and Gantry licence (section 169,171 and 172)
(a)	Consideration of application for licence to place scaffolding,hoarding or other structure on highway
	(i) Applications giving 10 or more day’s notice	£71
	(ii) Emergency applications giving less than 10 days’ notice	£130
(b)	Where an additional site visit is required during consideration of application for permission to place scaffold on highway or to monitor compliance	£89
(c)	Extension to the licence period	£54
4.5	Pay and display bays
(a)	Compensation for loss of revenue when bays are occupied by items licensed under 9.3 and 9.4	Charge at full rate for area occupied
4.6	Tower/crane over the highways (section 178)	£261
4.7	Pre-application assessment requiring a site visit	£89
5	Road Traffic Regulation
5.1	Traffic Regulation Orders	Variable
5.2	Route signs – tourism signing and commercial applications
(a)	(Not including trunk roads	£120
(b)	Including trunk roads	£340
(c)	Site visit	£230
(d)	Design cost per sign	£120
(e)	Supply and installation of signs	cost + 20% administration fee
5.3	Community funded signing (replacement) *
(a)	Application	nil
(b)	Site visit	nil
(c)	Design fee per sign assembly	nil
(d)	Supply and installation of signs	cost + 20% administration fee
	* Processed by NHT
5.4	Community funded signing (new) *
(a)	Application	£60
(b)	Site visit	nil
(c)	Design fee per sign assembly	nil
(d)	Supply and installation of signs	Cost + 20% administration fee
	*Processed by NHT
5.5	Externally funded schemes (including on street and off-street parking places)
(a)	Traffic regulation order (off street)	Variable
(b)	Traffic regulation order (on street contribution)	Variable (VAT exempt)
(c)	Staff design time (off street)	Variable
(d)	Staff design time (on street contribution)	Variable (VAT exempt)
(e)	Supply and installation of signs/lines (off street)	Cost
(f)	Supply and installation of signs/lines (on street contribution)	Cost (VAT exempt)
6	Building consents
6.1	Consent to deposit building materials/make temporary excavation in highways (Section 171)
(a)	Consideration of application for consent not including excavation;
	(i) Application giving 10 or more days’ notice	£71
	(ii) Emergency applications giving less than 10 days’ notice	£130
	(iii) Extension to License Period	£54
	(iv) Where site visit is required during consideration of application of consent or construction, charge for each site visit	£89
(b)	Consent to make temporary excavation in highway (Section 171)
	(i) Administration fee	£135
	(ii) Inspection fee	£165
	Total licence fee	£300
(c)	Undertaking site inspections to monitor compliance with consent	£83
6.2	Control of construction of cellars under street (section 179)
(a)	Consideration of an application for consent to construct cellar under any part
	(i) Application giving 25 or more working days	£78
(b)	Where site visit is required during consideration of application of consent or construction, charge for each site visit	£89
6.3	Control of openings into cellars (Section 180 (1))
(a)	Consideration of an application for consent to make an opening in a footway as an entrance to cellar
	(i) Application giving 25 or more working days	£78
(b)	Where site visit is required during consideration of application of consent or construction, charge for each site visit	£89
6.4	Control of light cellars (Section 180 (2) )
(a)	Consideration of application to carry out works in a street to provide light to premises under or abutting the street
	(i) Application giving 25 or more working days	£78
(b)	Where site visit is required during consideration of application of consent or construction, charge for each site visit	£89
7	Vehicle crossings over footways and verges (Section 184)
7.1	Where site visit is required during consideration of application for consent, charge each visit.
	(i) Administration fee	£71
	(ii) Survey fee	£89
	(iii) Construction inspection fee	£148
	Total	£308
7.2	Non-compliance or unlicensed vehicle crossing
	(i) Inspection fee	£84
	(ii) Core sample and report	£185
	(iii) Issue notice	£26
	(iv) Raise debtor invoice	£10
	Sub total	£305
	(v) Works executed by Term Maintenance contractor commissioned by DCC	unit rates and overheads
7.3	Contractor Fees
	(i) Amendment of dates for proposed works	£71
	(ii) Charges for contractors
	Works starting prior to a licence being granted	£88 or £132 (£80 if paid within 28 days)
	Works starting later than the original dates requested (outside of period on licence)	£88 or £132 (£80 if paid within 28 days)
	Traffic management is different on site to what is stated on the streetworks notice	£88 or £132 (£80 if paid within 28 days)
	(iii) Over run charges	Variable range from £55 to £1096 dependent on category of street
8	Highways Act 1980 – Section 154
8.1	Highways Act 1980 S154 91) – Obstructive Vegetation
(a)	Failure to comply with a notice under section 154 (1)
	(i) Site visit by Highway Officer to confirm non-compliance	£89
	(ii) Issue of a notice under the Highways Act	£26
	(iii) Raising a debtor’s invoice	£10
	Sub Total	£125
	(iv) Cost of remedial works by TMC or framework contractor – unit rate and overheads	Actual costs + overheads
	Total	£125 + cost of work
(b)	Request for DCC to undertake work to comply with a notice under section 154 (1)
	(i) Raising a debtor’s invoice	£10
	(ii) Administration fee	£19
	Sub Total	£29
	(iii) Cost of remedial works by TMC or framework contractor – unit rate and overheads	actual costs + overheads
	Total	£29 + cost of work
8.2	Highways Act 1980 S154 (2) – Dangerous Trees
(a)	Failure to comply with a notice under section 154 (2)
	(i) Tree inspection including reinspection	£119
	(ii) Issue of a notice under the Highways Act	£26
	(iii) Raising a debtor’s invoice	£10
	Sub Total	£155
	(iv) Cost of remedial works by TMC or framework contractor – unit rate + overheads	Unit rate + overhead
	Total	£155 + cost of work
(b)	Request for DCC to undertake work to comply with a notice under section 154(2)
	(i) Raising a debtor’s invoice	£10
	(ii) Administration fee	£19
	Sub Total	£29
	(iii) Cost of remedial works by TMC or framework contractor – unit rate + overheads	Unit rate + overhead
	Total	£29+ cost of work
9	Disabled bays and access protection markings
(a)	Provision of on street residential style disabled bay	£0
(b)	Provision of access protection markings across vehicle crossings	£0
10	Miscellaneous
(a)	Request for information in writing:
	(i) Copy of previously provided information – email	£0
	(ii) Copy of previously provided information – letter	£10
11	Illegal signs/cafe licences
11.1	Removal of unauthorised signs
(a)	Payment in advance of returning the signs	£54
(b)	Removal from site	£89
	Total cost	£143
(c)	Additional sign removal	£54.00 for each additional sign
11.2
(a)	Street cafe licences	£237
(b)	Annual renewal fee	£101
(c)	Removal of unatuhorised street cafe and storage costs	Cost + 20% admin fee
12	Sponsorship of roundabouts
	Sponsorship of planting on a roundabout per year	Under review
	Administration fee	Under review
	Total cost of application	Under review
13	Banners and seasonal decorations
13.1	Banners application
(a)	Basic application	£0
(b)	Complex application (involving street lighting, and Western Power Distribution approval, multiple banners on multiple streets)	£148
(c)	Additional site inspection (if required)	£89
(d)	Subsequent year – duplicate of previous application	£0
13.2	Seasonal decorations and hanging baskets
(a)	Basic application	£0
(b)	Complex application (involving street lighting, and Western Power Distribution approval, multiple decorations on multiple streets)	£148
(c)	Additional site inspection (if required)	£89
(d)	Subsequent year – duplicate of previous application	£0
14	Placing containers
(a)	Application	£77
(b)	Site inspection (if required)	£89