Apply for a road occupation consent if you wish to carry out any of the below:
- signing, lighting and guarding
- deposit building materials, rubbish temporarily on the highway (s171, HA)
- apply for a crane/cherry picker/plant to be placed on the highway (s171, HA)
- placing automatic traffic counters (s171, HA)
- apply for a road closure (s14 RTRA)
- to excavate or open up the public highway (s171, HA)
- lay underground or surface apparatus in the highway
You must keep to any conditions attached to a consent and also with requirements relating to the fencing off and lighting of deposits or excavations.
How to apply
You can apply online.
Apply for a Section 171 licence
Apply for a Section 50 licence
Timescales
It is in the public interest that the authority must process your application before it can be granted. If you have not heard from us within 21 working days, please contact us.
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The law
The relevant legislation is:
Appeals
Please contact us in the first instance. If you wish to appeal against a decision you may do so to the local magistrates' court.