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Road permits and licences

Vehicle crossovers or dropped kerbs

Permission is required to lower the kerb for vehicles to cross the pavement.


Banners on the roadside

Licence to place a banner across a road or on a rail.


Building materials on the road

Licence to place building materials on road, including bricks and sand.


Scaffolding and hoarding on the road

A licence is required if any part of scaffolding or hoarding is on the road or pavement.


Skip licensing

A licence is required to place a skip on the road outside your house.


Tables and chairs on the pavement

Pavement cafes and restaurants require a licence to put tables and chairs on the pavement.


Filming on the road

A licence is needed for anyone to film on the public highway.


New and temporary signs

This can include brown tourist signs and signs to new developments.


Temporary traffic signals and road opening licences

Enabling a company to work on the highway.


Temporary road closures

Physically closing off the public highway to through traffic.


Cranes and other machinery

Placing a crane, cherry picker or other machinery on a road for any length of time.


Planting on the highway

Apply to plant new trees on the highway.


Public events on the road

Licences to close roads and allow sporting events or parades.


Bunting

A licence to hang or have bunting over the public highway.


Bus stop suspension

Application for temporary bus stop suspension.


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