Street works permit schemes
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Statutory statutory guidance that highway authorities must follow if they want to develop,introduce, varyoperate or operatevary a permit scheme for street works.
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TheHighway guidance highway authorities must follow this statutory guidance if they choosewant to operate,introduce, varyoperate or introducevary a street works permit scheme,scheme. theThe guidance works with the conditions for street work permit schemes.
The guidance cameapplies intofrom force5 onJanuary 32026.
It Aprilreflects 2023,the Street and containsRoad changesWork toCharges theand TrafficPenalties Management Permit Scheme (England) Regulations 20072025, in order to improve:which:
communicationincreased betweenthe highwaylevel authoritiesof andfixed utilitypenalty companiesnotices for street works offencestheextended informationoverrun availablecharges to roadweekends users
theand operationbank ofholidays permitwhere schemesworks extend beyond the agreed duration
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Published 31 March 2023
Last updated 17 December 2025
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Changes to fixed penalty notice rates and when overrun charges apply.
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First published.
Details
TheHighway guidance highway authorities must follow this statutory guidance if they choosewant to operate,introduce, varyoperate or introducevary a street works permit scheme,scheme. theThe guidance works with the conditions for street work permit schemes.
The guidance cameapplies intofrom force5 onJanuary 32026.
It Aprilreflects 2023,the Street and containsRoad changesWork toCharges theand TrafficPenalties Management Permit Scheme (England) Regulations 20072025, in order to improve:which:
communicationincreased betweenthe highwaylevel authoritiesof andfixed utilitypenalty companiesnotices for street works offencestheextended informationoverrun availablecharges to roadweekends users
theand operationbank ofholidays permitwhere schemesworks extend beyond the agreed duration
Updates to this page
Published 31 March 2023
Last updated 17 December 2025
href="#full-history">+ show all updates
-
Changes to fixed penalty notice rates and when overrun charges apply.
-
First published.
Details
TheHighway guidance highway authorities must follow this statutory guidance if they choosewant to operate,introduce, varyoperate or introducevary a street works permit scheme,scheme. theThe guidance works with the conditions for street work permit schemes.
The guidance cameapplies intofrom force5 onJanuary 32026.
It Aprilreflects 2023,the Street and containsRoad changesWork toCharges theand TrafficPenalties Management Permit Scheme (England) Regulations 20072025, in order to improve:which:
communicationincreasedbetweenthehighwaylevelauthoritiesofandfixedutilitypenaltycompaniesnotices for street works offencestheextendedinformationoverrunavailablecharges toroadweekendsuserstheandoperationbankofholidayspermitwhereschemesworks extend beyond the agreed duration
Updates to this page
-
Changes to fixed penalty notice rates and when overrun charges apply.
-
First published.