Carry out minor work on the highway

Application overview

Application details

Before you carry out any minor work on the highway or use it in a way that reduces its width, you will need to apply for a licence. The highway includes the road, pavement or verge.

Types of work that could require a licence include:

• depositing materials such as bricks and bags of sand or equipment
• house maintenance or building or repairing a boundary wall
• carrying out tree works
• using traffic lights, stop-and-go boards or other traffic management

If you need to close the road you will need to apply for a road closure. If your work requires more extensive excavations you will need to apply for a Section 50 licence.

You will also need to apply for specific licences if you want to place a skip or scaffolding on the highway.

Cost

A licence costs £71.00. An extension, date change or amendment to an existing licence costs £54. Application costs are exempt from tax.

If the work involved has an impact on a pay or display parking bay or other on-street parking then the costs will be recovered from the applicant.

All costs are non-refundable.

Timescales

We need a minimum of 20 days’ notice to process the application. In exceptional emergency situations, it’s possible for us to grant a licence with less than 20 days’ notice – but this would be at an increased cost of £130.00.

Who can apply

All applications must be made by contractors on behalf of their customers.

You may also need to apply for

Section 50 licence

If your work requires more extensive excavations you will need to apply for a Section 50 licence.

Temporary traffic restriction

If you need to close a road you will need to apply for a road closure

Skip or scaffolding licence

You will also need to apply for specific licences if you want to place a skip or erect scaffolding or hoarding on the highway.