The following is a list of the most commonly used Highways fees and charges. Others are available on request. This page is for guidance only and charges may vary in individual circumstances.
Charges Additional to Any Items in the Following Sections
| Group | Description | Amount | VAT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Site Visit (charge per visit) | Attendance on site by a highway officer as part of approving an application or permission. | £89.00 | N |
| Site Visit – Pre-Application (charge per visit) | Attending on request of applicant to provide guidance prior to making an application. | £89.00 | Y |
| Pay & Display Lost Income | Lost income from pay & display parking spaces as a result of any activities on the highway. | Full rate for area occupied | N |
Traffic Regulation Orders – Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984
| Group | Description | Amount | VAT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Traffic Regulation Orders (Permanent) | Cost dependent on the changes required | Variable | N |
| Temporary Road Closure (TTRO and TTRNs) | – | ||
| Closure/restrictions by order | £960.00 | N | |
| Closure/restrictions by notice | £360.00 | N | |
| Extension | £240.00 | N | |
| Deferred start date | £600.00 | N | |
| Cancellation of temporary traffic regulation order (TTRO): | – | ||
| (i) Before public notice advertised in the press | £360.00 | N | |
| (ii) After public notice advertised in the press | £960.00 | N | |
| Special events – not more than 3 days: | Charges depend on the organisers and no. of people attending | – | |
| Special events – Class A | £240.00 | N | |
| Special events – Class B | £90.00 | N | |
| Special events – Class C | £0.00 | N/A | |
| Additional parking enforcement support for events | At cost + 10% | Y | |
| On street residential style disabled parking bay | £0.00 | N | |
| Externally funded schemes (including on & off-street parking places) | – | ||
| Traffic regulation order (off street) | Variable | Y | |
| Traffic regulation order (on street contribution) | Variable | N | |
| Staff design time (off street) | Variable | N | |
| Staff design time (on street contribution) | Variable | N | |
| Supply and installation of signs/lines (off street) | Cost | N | |
| Supply and installation of signs/lines (on street contribution) | Cost | N |
Street Works – New Roads & Street Works Act 1991
| Group | Description | Amount | VAT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Streetworks Reinstatements (Investigatory/Remedial Works) | |||
| Staff time prosecuted | £77.29 p/h + overheads | N | |
| Staff time coring | £72.80 p/h + overheads | N | |
| Staff time investigation | £62.33 p/h + overheads | N | |
| Copy of street-works register defect notice | £30.00 | N | |
| Copy of inspector’s check list | £30.00 | N | |
| NRSWA Inspection fees | – | ||
| Random sample | £50.00 | N | |
| Investigatory works | £0.00 | N/A | |
| Defect inspections | £0.00 | N/A | |
| Inspection Fee | £120.00 | N | |
| Third party inspection | £0.00 | N/A | |
| Fixed Penalty Notices | If paid within 29 calendar day | N | |
| NRSWA Sections 70, 74, or 74A | £80.00 | N | |
| Regulations 20 (breach of permit conditions) | £80.00 | N | |
| Regulation 19 (working without a permit) | £300.00 | N | |
| Full charge (paid after 29 days) . . . | N | ||
| NRSWA Sections 70, 74, or 74A | £120.00 | N | |
| Regulations 20 (breach of permit conditions) | £120.00 | N | |
| Regulation 19 (working without a permit) | £500.00 | N | |
| Street works licence (section 50 licenses) | – | ||
| New apparatus: | (i) Capital fee | £137.00 | N |
| (ii) Administrator fee | £137.00 | N | |
| (iii) Inspection fee for initial 200m | £181.00 | N | |
| Total license fee | £455.00 | N | |
| (iv) Inspection fee for each additional 200m | £82.00 | N | |
| Existing apparatus: | (i) Administration fee | £137.00 | N |
| (ii) Inspection fee for initial 200m | £175.00 | N | |
| Total licence fee | £312.00 | ||
| (iii) Inspection fee for each additional 200m | £82.00 | N | |
| Section 50 licence for temporary apparatus (e.g. traffic counters) | £75.00 | N | |
| Construct a solar or wind farm | £560.00 | N | |
| Traffic counting survey by placing temporary counting equipment | £84.00 | N | |
| Carry out CCTV survey or inspection via a manhole | £67.00 | N |
Licences and Permissions – Highways Act 1980
| Group | Description | VAT | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skips | Highways Act 1980 s139 & 140 | ||
| Place a skip on the highway | (i) Standard: 10 or more days notice | £71.00 | N |
| (ii) Emergency: less than 10 days notice | £130.00 | N | |
| (iii) Extension or change of dates | £54.00 | N | |
| Scaffolding | Highways Act 1980 s169 | ||
| Scaffolding, gantry, or hoarding licence | (i) Standard: 10 or more days notice | £71.00 | N |
| (ii) Emergency: less than 10 days notice | £130.00 | N | |
| (iii) Extension or change of dates | £54.00 | N | |
| Vehicle Crossing over footway or verge (dropped kerb) | Highways Act 1980 s184 | ||
| Application for new vehicle crossing | (i) Administration Fee | £71.00 | N |
| (ii) Survey fee | £89.00 | N | |
| (iii) Construction Inspection Fee | £148.00 | N | |
| Total application fee | £308.00 | N | |
| Unlicenced vehicle crossing or non-compliance | (i) Inspection fee | £89.00 | N |
| (ii) Core sample and report | £185.00 | N | |
| (iii) Issue of Notice | £26.00 | N | |
| (iv) Raising debtor invoice | £10.00 | N | |
| (v) Corrective works done on behalf of DCC | Costs + Overheads | N | |
| Fines for non-compliance | 1. If paid within 28 days | N | |
| (i) Works starting prior to licence being granted | £88.00 | N | |
| (ii) Works starting outside period on licence | £88.00 | N | |
| (iii) Traffic management not as agreed | £88.00 | N | |
| 2. If paid 29 days or afterwards | N | ||
| (i) Works starting prior to licence being granted | £132.00 | N | |
| (ii) Works starting outside period on licence | £132.00 | N | |
| (iii) Traffic management not as agreed | £132.00 | N | |
| (iv) Over run charges (dependent on road category) | £55 to £1096 | N | |
| Minor Works on Highway | Highways Act 1980 s177 | ||
| Depositing building materials or equipment on the highway | Standard: 10 or more days notice | £71.00 | N |
| Emergency: less than 10 days notice | £130.00 | N | |
| Extension or change of dates | £54.00 | N | |
| Temporary excavation in the highway | (i) Administration fee | £135.00 | N |
| (ii) Inspection fee | £165.00 | N | |
| Total licence fee | £300.00 | N | |
| Planting Trees, Shrubs and Flower Borders | Highways Act 1980 s142 | ||
| Environmental Assessment | £110.00 | N | |
| Licence Approval (per licence) | £78.00 | N | |
| Tower or Crane over the highway | Highways Act 1980 s178 | £261.00 | N |
| Removal of Unauthorised Signs | Highways Act 1980 s132 | ||
| Payment in advance of returning the signs | £54.00 | N | |
| Removal from site | £89.00 | N | |
| Total cost | £143.00 | N | |
| Additional sign removal (per sign) | £54.00 | N | |
| Access Protection Markings Across Vehicle Crossings | £0.00 | N | |
| Placing Containers or Planters on the Highway | Highways Act 1980 Part VIIA | £77.00 | N |
| Seasonal Decorations & Hanging Baskets | Highways Act 1980 s178 | ||
| Basic application | Single location with no electrical requirements | £0.00 | N |
| Complex application | Involving street lighting, National Grid, multiple locations | £148.00 | N |
| Subsequent year – duplicate of previous application | £0.00 | N |
Signs and Banners – Town & Country Planning Regulations 2007
| Group | Description | Amount | VAT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Route signs – tourism signing and commercial applications | – | ||
| Not including trunk roads | £120.00 | N | |
| Including trunk roads | £340.00 | N | |
| Site visit | £230.00 | N | |
| Design cost per sign | £120.00 | N | |
| Supply and installation of signs | cost + 20% | N | |
| Community funded signing (replacement) | Application | nil | N/A |
| Site visit | nil | N/A | |
| Design fee per sign assembly | nil | N/A | |
| Supply and installation of signs | cost + 20% | N | |
| Community funded signing (new) | Application | £60.00 | N |
| Site visit | nil | N/A | |
| Design fee per sign assembly | nil | N/A | |
| Supply and installation of signs | Cost + 20% | N | |
| Banners | |||
| Basic application | Single location with no electrical requirements | £0.00 | N |
| Complex application | Involving street lighting, National Grid, multiple locations | £148.00 | N |
| Subsequent year – duplicate of previous application | £0.00 | N |
Obstructive Vegetation & Dangerous Trees – Highways Act 1980 Section 154
| Group | Description | Amount | VAT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obstructive Vegetation | – | ||
| 1. Failure to comply with a Notice | (i) For each site visit by a Highway Officer | £89.00 | N |
| (ii) For each issue of a Notice | £26.00 | N | |
| (iii) Raising request for payment | £10.00 | N | |
| (iv) Cost of remedial works | Actual costs + overheads | N | |
| 2. Request by landowner for DCC to carry out work | (i) Administration Fee | £19.00 | Y |
| (ii) Raising request for payment | £10.00 | Y | |
| (iii) Cost of remedial works | Actual costs + overheads | Y | |
| Dangerous Trees | – | ||
| 1. Failure to comply with a Notice | (i) Tree inspection including reinspection | £119.00 | N |
| (ii) For each issue of a Notice | £26.00 | N | |
| (iii) Raising request for payment | £10.00 | N | |
| (iv) Cost of remedial works | Unit rate + overhead | N | |
| 2. Request by landowner for DCC to carry out work | (i) Administration Fee | £19.00 | Y |
| (ii) Raising request for payment | £10.00 | Y | |
| (iii) Cost of remedial works | Unit rate + overhead | Y |
Traffic and Road Safety Data
| Group | Description | Amount | VAT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident/Traffic Statistics | – | ||
| Solicitors and Insurers requests for information from video and surveillance | £150.00 | N | |
| CCTV Data subject requests (as defined by the Data Protection Act 1998) | £10.00 | N | |
| Signal Timing/Operations Information (Per junction) | – | ||
| Emergency services, local authorities & students | Nil | N/A | |
| All other enquiries at hourly rate | £53/hr | N | |
| Minimum charge per request | £100.00 | N | |
| Portable Traffic Signals | – | ||
| Charge for written site approval/authorisation | Nil | N/A | |
| Turning Traffic Signals Off/On | – | ||
| Charge for turning off and bagging traffic signal heads | At cost + 10% | N | |
| Traffic Data – Small Business (Hotels, etc) | – | ||
| Minimum charge for each request | £95.00 | N |
Damages to Highway Assets
| Group | Description | Amount | VAT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administration Fee | £27.95 | N | |
| Damage to immobile property | Signs, barriers, lighting, bollards, etc. | Costs + overheads | N |
| Clearance of accident debris | Debris, fuel & oil spillage clean up, etc. | Costs + overheads | N |
| Attend accident site and inspect highway | Costs + overheads | N |
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