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Street works permit scheme

You may need a permit if you want to work on our roads or pavements.

What work needs a permit

You will need a street works permit if you are:

digging up (opening up) or resurfacing a street
digging up (opening up) a road or cycleway of traffic-sensitive streets at traffic sensitive times
needing temporary traffic control
needing a temporary traffic regulation order or notice, or the suspension of a pedestrian facility
reducing the lanes available on a road/verge/footpath of three or more lanes
reducing the width of the existing road/verge/footpath of a traffic-sensitive street at a traffic sensitive time

Street Works Permit Scheme (PDF, 1 MB)

Recommended street work hours

Monday-Friday: 8.00am to 6.00pm,
Saturday: 8.30am to 1.00pm
Sunday and bank holidays: no work to take place

Work to fix a danger or loss of service, may need to take place outside of these hours.

How to apply

Contact Street works permit scheme to make an application for a permit.

You may also have to fill in one or more of the following:

Why we have a permit scheme

All roadworks can reduce the amount of the space available to traffic and pedestrians. They can also cause problems for businesses and residents. The scale of disruption is different depending on the type of work and the size of the area. If not well managed, it can lead to unnecessary congestion, disruption and delays.

Our road and street works permit scheme is designed to: