Licence Fees

Once you have submitted your application one of our customer advisors will contact you, quoting your form reference number, to take payment shortly.


Please be advised from the 1st April 2025 there will be an increase of 2.77% for all Licence application fees.

Description Duration * Fee (£)
Licence to affix Apparatus to Street Furniture such as Automated Traffic Counting 2 years 65.00
Licence to Discharge Treated Effluent from a Private Drainage system into the Highway Drainage System One-off charge 414.00
Licence to erect a Sign in the Highway 2 years 65.00
Licence to make an Excavation in the Highway 6 months 431.00
Licence to place a Bench, Notice Board, Planter, Waste Bin, etc on the Highway 2 years 65.00
Licence to place a Crane, Cherry Picker, MEWP, etc on the Highway (date specific)  per day 125.00
Licence to place a Crane, Cherry Picker, MEWP, etc on the Highway - Change of date   40.00
Licence to place a Grit Bin on the Highway One-off charge 65.00
Licence to place a Skip on the Highway (new/renewal) 14 days 65.00
Licence to place a Wheelie Bin on the Highway 2 years 65.00
Licence to place Banners, Cables, Decorative Lighting, Bunting over the Highway 28 days 65.00
Licence to place Building Materials on the Highway (new/renewal) 14 days 99.00
Admin Fee - Amendments and changes etc One-off-charge 65.00
Licence to place Hoarding on the Highway (new/renewal) 14 days 122.00
Licence to place Neighbourhood Watch Signs on the Highway 2 years 65.00
Licence to place Scaffolding on the Highway (new/renewal) 28 days 122.00
Licence to place Tables & Chairs, Objects or A-Boards (Traders) on the Highway 2 years Individually priced
     Tables & Chairs 2 years 295.00
     Objects (Traders) 2 years 147.00
     Advertising Board (multiple) - Investigation Fee (one-off) 2 years 370.00
     Initial Licence 2 years 295.00
     Renewal 2 years 147.00
Licence to Plant & Maintain Vegetation in the Highway (Cultivation) 2 years 65.00
Licence to plant Posts, Bollards in the Highway 2 years 65.00
S184 Dropped Kerb/Vehicle Crossover Licence 6 months 397.00
S184 Dropped Kerb/Vehicle Crossover Licence (renewal) 6 months 142.00
Section 50 Licence - new / existing apparatus One-off charge 613.00
Wildlife verge Licence 2 years 65.00
Other objects in Highway (Gazebos, display stands, etc - temporary) 14 days 65.00
Reclaiming illegally placed banners One-off charge 65.00
Highway information - copy of agreement (including plans) - covers cost of producing electronic copies of agreements and plans to the customer One-off charge 65.00
Site inspection to assess safety and condition, if deemed necessary before & after placing of scaffolding, etc on the highway, as well as attendance for enforcement issues One-off charge 65.00
Temporary attachment of apparatus to street light 2 years 65.00
Temporary Traffic Order section 14 (1) (up to 18 months) One-off charge excludes Advertising Costs 951.00
Advertising costs # N/A TBC
Temporary Traffic Notice (emergency) section 14 (2) One-off charge 764.00
Traffic Survey One-off charge 65.00

Please use online applications and payment options where available. 

* in all cases 'days' refers to calender days.

# Advertising costs vary dependent on the publication used and full costs will be collected once they have been confirmed.