Roadworks permits

If you propose to undertake any of the activities listed below on a public road or footway, it is a legal requirement that you obtain consent from the council as Roads Authority.

Consent will be given by means of a permit which will usually be issued within 4-6 weeks, depending on the complexity / scale of your works and the accuracy of the details submitted in your application.

Skip permits can normally be issued within 10 days.

Road Excavation Permit

• excavate in the road or pavement
• create or alter a driveway or other access point
• construct a drop kerb

Road Occupation Permit

• place a skip on the road
• erect scaffolding, access towers or hoists
• operate mobile cranes, hoists and cherry pickers
• erect hoarding or staging
• erect a mobile or tower crane
• place contractors plant, containers or materials on the road or footway

Tables & Chairs Permit

• place tables and chairs on the footway outside your business premises

Private Utility Apparatus Permit (S109)

• excavations to place, maintain or remove apparatus in or under the road or footway.

Temporary Traffic Regulation Orders (TTROs)

• temporary road closures
• temporary parking restrictions
• temporary restrictions such as one-way streets

To obtain any of the above consents, please complete a permit application.