Street permit and licence fees and charges

Fees and charges for street permits and licences.

Charges to utility companies for New Roads and Streetworks Act (NRSWA) activities
Street permit and licenceFees from 1 April 2026
Sample inspection£50
Non compliant reinstatement inspection charge (stage 1, 2 and 3)£120
Defect joint inspection£47.50
Remedial works inspection£47.50
Inspection of completed remedial works£47.50
Street works licence (section 50)£463
Street works licence for EV apparatus£136
Street works consent£401
Street works permit£401
Change of contractor£45.70
Re-activation of a an existing permit£45.70
Pre-site inspection£76
Charges to utility companies for New Roads and Streetworks Act (NRSWA) activities
Traffic Regulation OrdersFees from 1 April 2026
Temporary road closures (complex closures will incur additional charges at cost)£1469
Planned Event Temporary Traffic Regulation Order Section 16(A) or 14(1)£391
Amend an existing Traffic Regulation Order£487
Arrange re-advertising of a Traffic Regulation Order£108
Emergency or urgent works£555
Re-activation cost of issuing a road closure£635
Charges to utility companies for New Roads and Streetworks Act (NRSWA) activities
Permit charges and other feesFees from 1 April 2026
Vehicle Access (individual residential property)£348
Vehicle Access (multiple properties and commercial use)£972
Scaffolding permit£108
Hoardings at building work adjacent to the highway£142
Hoardings inspection (cost per inspection)£47.80
Street cafes - excluding legal fee£212
Advertising kiosks, rotundas, banners£178
Ramps£348
Licence for adjoining landowners to plant trees and shrubs£178
Skips£44.70
Deposition of building materials£86.50
Agreement for district / parish councils to place furniture in the highway£108
Licence for projections or building over the highway£418
Temporary excavation in the highway£418
Initial assessment of tourism signing£178

View a full list of fees and charges for:

  • an online application for a single Temporary Traffic Regulation Order
  • blanket Temporary Traffic Regulation Orders
  • manual application fees

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