Highway Maintenance

List of Charges for Licences - updated 25 August 2011

Activity/Street Furniture

Agreed charge

Vehicle Crossing ( VX ) Applications

Work charged at actual cost - Admin fee £85

Inspection of VX's or other openings

Supervision fee - £85

Builders skips on the highway

- Responsibility of associated skip company

£16 per week.
£26 inspection fee for
Roll on roll off skips plus weekly charges

HIPPO Bags ( Item )

£16 per week

Planting/cultivation on the highway

£100 for 5 years

Scaffolding and structures on the highway

Responsibility of associated scaffold company

£40 per 2 weeks or part thereof ( renewable at same rate )

In the event of a hoarding being required an additional fee is chargeable ( see below )  Any queries should be made to your local highways office

Hoardings on the highway

As for scaffold

Temporary excavations on the highway

- Private contractor undertaking highway work excluding services

- Sewer connections ( Section 171 )

£165 ( £120 supervision plus £45 admin )

As above

Temporary deposition of materials on the highway

£40 per 2 weeks or part thereof ( renewable at same rate )

Banners over the highway

- Only non-commercial banners are permitted

Nil

Cables over the highway

Nil

Decorative lights over the highway

Nil

Excavation in the public highway for the purpose of installing apparatus

- Private services including ( Section 50A/B) Gas/Water/Electric/Telecom/IT cables/Pumps

£165 ( £120 supervison plus £45 admin )

As above

Vaults or cellars in the highway

£26

Openings or windows to vaults or cellars in the highway

£26

Temporary traffic signals

Nil

Ramp/steps on public highway

£250

Hanging baskets over public highway

Nil