Contents
- Permits and licences
- Highway information
- Local highway service
- Traffic regulations
- Traffic survey data
- Traffic signals
- Laboratory testing
- Streetworks on the highway
- Sustainable drainage systems
Permits and licences
| Charge type | Description | Amount (including VAT) |
|---|---|---|
| Street Works Section 50 Licence, see our Road opening licence web page | Used to allow a non statutory undertaker to excavate a road on the Surrey network. (including transcription fee) | £780 |
| Section 184 Road Opening Licence ,see our Road opening licence web page | Used when a person or organisation wishes to makes changes or improvements to the highway layout, this includes verge, footway and carriageway | £417 |
| Licence to place building materials on the highway, see our Building materials on the road and footpath web page | Used when building material are stored on the public highway. | £130 |
| Licence to place building materials on the highway - Renewal, see our Building materials on the road and footpath web page | Used when extending / renewing an existing licence to store material on the public highway. | £130 |
| Licence to place scaffolding/hoardings on the highway, per 28 days, see our Scaffolding and hoarding on the road web page | Used when placing scaffolding or hoarding on the public highway. | £194 |
| Licence to place scaffolding/hoardings on the highway, renewal of licence, see our Scaffolding and hoarding on the road web page | Used to renew or extend an existing licence for placing scaffolding or hoarding on the public highway. | £194 |
| Skips placed on the highway, 28 days | This fee covers a skip to be placed on the public highway for a maximum of 28 days | £130 |
| Skip company registration | Fee to become a registered skip company | £100 |
| Licence to place crane on highway | The licence covers the need to place a crane on the public highway. | £272 |
| Application to create vehicle crossover/dropped kerb | This covers the full application of requesting a dropped kerb / vehicle crossover, including an initial site suitability assessment. The cost is payable over two separate instalments. | £357 |
| Banners on the highway | This fee is to cover the application to place a banner on the highway. It is only available to charities or events on the interest of the public area. | £24 |
| Reclaiming illegally placed banners | Where illegal banners are displayed on the highway without consent, Surrey County Council will remove the item and this fee will need to be paid to reclaim the item. | £79 |
| Planting on the highway (cultivation license) | The licence covers the planting and maintenance of a highways verge | £88 |
| Planting trees on the highway (application) | This is a fee for the application, to cover a single location up to 50m in length. This covers administrative tasks, including stats plans (showing underground utility equipment in the area) and a site suitability survey. | No charge currently |
| Minor private works on or near the highway | The licence fee covers the administration for an application to occupy the highway in order to carry out minor works on private land | £157 |
Highway information
Please see our Highways information team enquiry charges webpage for full details.
Local highway service
| Charge type | Description | Amount (including VAT) |
|---|---|---|
| Tourist road sign | This fee covers the initial assessment and administration of a new tourist sign. It does not cover supply and installation. | £155 |
| Reclaim Property from Highways | This fee covers the administration and storage of items | £74 |
Recovery of administrative costs re Damage to County Property (DCP) Inspection and supervision including call out fee of £200 | When property owned by Surrey County Council is damaged by the public costs are reclaimed from the person who damaged it. The fee covers the inspection, supervision and call out fee for attending the site. | On request |
Recovery of administrative costs re Damage to County Property (DCP) traffic signals minimum charge - variable according to resource hours | This fee is to cover the cost of managing traffic signal that may be damaged by a third party. | On request |
Temporary traffic regulation orders (TTRO)
| Charge type | Amount (including VAT) |
|---|---|
| Temporary notice (Emergency) section 14 (2) | £966.79 |
| Temporary traffic order, section 14 (1) | £1084 |
Traffic survey data
Charges are dependant on the number of survey sites for which data is required, and the number of reports for each site is as follows.
| Charge type | Description | Amount (including VAT) |
|---|---|---|
| First site | This fee cover the administration of supplying survey data for your first site only | £120 |
| Each additional site | This fee covers the administration for supplying data for each additional sites. | £45 |
| Data-set from same site | The fee covers the administration of supplying a data set from sites requested above. | £5 |
Traffic signals
The following fees are for the costs of adjusting permanent traffic signals or signalised crossings. Full details can be found on the Temporary traffic signals licence page.
Costs are per visit and apply to either a "switch off" or "switch on" activity.
| Charge category | Details | Charge |
|---|---|---|
| Normal working hours with over 24 hour advanced notice | Request submitted with more than 24 hours notice for switch off/on in normal working hours 08:00 to 18:00 Monday to Friday | £65.84 |
| Normal working hours with less than 24 hour advanced notice | Request submitted with less than 24 hours notice for switch off/on in normal working hours 08:00 to 18:00 Monday to Friday | £98.76 |
| Out of hours over 24 hours advanced notice | Request submitted with more than 24 hours notice for switch off/on outside normal working hours 18:00 to 08:00 Monday to Friday, weekends and public holidays | £85.59 |
| Out of hours less than 24 hours advanced notice | Request submitted with less than 24 hours notice for switch off/on outside normal working hours 18:00 to 08:00 Monday to Friday, weekends and public holidays | £128.39 |
| Charge category | Details | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| On site waiting time - out of normal working hours (18:00 to 08:00 Monday to Friday, weekends and public holidays) | A 30 minute window is allowed per visit, Should time be required over and above this 30 minutes it will be charged at a rate of £85.59 per hour. This is charged pro-rata, rounded up to the nearest 15 minutes. (for example 45 minutes = £64.19) | £85.59 |
| On site waiting time - normal working hours (08:00 to 18:00 Monday to Friday) | A 30 minute window is allowed per visit, Should time be required over and above this 30 minutes it will be charged at a rate of £65.84 per hour. This is charged pro-rata, rounded up to the nearest 15 minutes. (for example 45 minutes = £49.38) | £65.84 |
| Administration charge | A charge of £102.50 is added to the overall cost of the switching activity to cover administration costs | £107.42 |
| Alteration charge | Once a request is submitted, if a change is required to either times or dates, a £56.50 administration charge will be made along with any adjustment should the charge category change. (The £56.50 charge applies to each adjustment made). | £59.21 |
| Cancellation charge | If you book a switch off/on activity and subsequently cancel you will still be charged the £102.50 administration fee and you will also be charged the adjustment charge of £59.21 | £161.71 |
Laboratory testing
| Charge type | Amount (including VAT) |
|---|---|
| Recovery of laboratory testing services | Variable, subject to product and location |
| Core investigation failure | £222.71 |
Street works on the highway
Street works consist of works that are undertaken by 3rd party contractors and utilities who have apparatus within the Surrey highway network. Fees and charges of these can be found on the street works permit scheme page.
Sustainable drainage systems (SuDS)
Surrey County Council in its capacity as Lead Local Flood Authority (LLFA), is a statutory consultee on surface water management drainage issues for all new major developments.
We offer pre-application advice to help applicants submit the best surface water drainage strategy possible; full details and applicable fees are available on the sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) planning advice page.
