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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

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

Consent for bunting over or along the roadside

Consent to hang or have bunting over the public highway.

Building materials on the road and footpath

Licence to place building materials on the footway or carriageway, 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.

Requests for new and temporary signs

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

Temporary traffic signals licence

How to apply for temporary traffic signs if carrying out work on the highway.

Road opening licence

How to apply to carry out to work on the highway.

Temporary road closures

Physically closing off the public highway to through traffic.

Using a crane or other equipment or machinery on the road

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

Planting trees on the highway

Apply to plant new trees on the highway.

Filming on the public highway

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

Public events on the road

Licences to close roads and allow sporting events or parades.

Application for temporary bus stop suspension

Application for temporary bus stop suspension.

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  • Updated: 30 Mar 2012
  • Richard Vogan
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