Apply for road space booking (to support a Section 184, 278 or 38)
Apply for dates to carry out road works on the public highway.
Applying for licences, agreements and road adoption
Once your development has received planning consent, you will need to apply for a licence or agreement if you are required to construct new (or amend existing) highways. View agreements, how to request a road to be adopted, how to gain technical approval and further legal requirements for work on the highway. View our fees and commuted sums.
Apply for a Section 184 Licence
The construction or alteration of an access relating to a new development.
Apply for a Section 278 Agreement
Enter into an agreement with the Highway Authority for alterations to the public highway.
Apply for a Section 38 Agreement
For the construction of new roads and footways to be offered for adoption.
Check which licence you need for your highway works
Use our guidelines to see which licence you need for works including a dropped kerb, road adoption or new road access point.
Our technical approval process and timescales
View our technical approval process, adoptable standards and timescales.
Our legal processes for Section 184, 278 and 38 Agreements
View the steps our legal team takes to approve your development.
Our Adoptable Standards
View the requirements your development needs to achieve before we will adopt it to be maintained at public expense.
Fees for Highways Development Management
View planning, advice, application and licence fees for our highways development services.
Request for a private road to be adopted by the Council for future maintenance
Request for a private road to be maintained by the council