Granting the licence and deposit fees
The license fee will need to be paid at the time of application. Once we have received your completed application form, our highways engineer will inspect the site. This is done in order to:
- agree to the granting of the relevant licence(s)
- decide if a deposit fee is required and, if so, the amount of that fee.
Both the licence and deposit fees must be paid before we can grant a licence.
Deposit fee
Pay a highways licence deposit fee
The deposit fee is refundable, provided there is no damage to the carriageway or footway during the time of working at the site.
Applicants are therefore advised to take note of the condition(s) of the carriage and footway before starting any work at the site. If there is already damage at the site, you may find it helpful to send copies of photographs of this damage to our office.
Refund of deposit fee
The council's highways engineer is empowered to withhold part or all of the deposit fee, or request additional payment for damages caused to the carriage or footway during works at the site.
On completion of the work, please write to us immediately to request the refund of the deposit fee paid on the licence. Make sure you quote the relevant licence number and location of works.
If you paid by cheque, please submit the company BACS details (bank name and address, sort code and account number) in order for the payment to be made into your bank account.