Road occupation consent

Please apply for a road occupation consent if you wish to undertake 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/open up the public highway (s171, HA)
• lay underground or surface apparatus in the highway

You must comply with any conditions attached to a consent and also with requirements relating to the fencing off and lighting of deposits or excavations.

Code of practice

Please read the traffic management code of practice.