Street licence
Before starting any work on the highway you need to obtain a street licence with the required notification period.
The street licence is required for works that involve excavation or the use of traffic management (closing part of the highway network, footway/carriageway) or temporary traffic control (in accordance with the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 and the Traffic Management Act 2004). Licence applications for new and existing applicants can be found below.
Application for Section 50 licence for new apparatus [780KB]
Application for Section 50 licence for existing apparatus [774KB]