By making sure that network activities are undertaken safely and efficiently for all our highway users, we can also enable people to make the right transport and route choices. We want those choices to be first and foremost; efficient, sustainable, healthy and convenient.
The Dorset Council Permit Scheme is a Single Permit Scheme for the purposes of Part 3 of the Traffic Management Act 2004 (TMA) and the Traffic Management Permit Scheme (England) Regulations 2007 as amended in 2015 (the Permit Regulations).
Some of the benefits identified, include:
- a reduction in disruption on the road network
- an improvement in overall network management
- a reduction in delays and inconvenience to the travelling public
- a reduction in costs to businesses caused by delays
- incentives for work promoters to collaborate
A legal Order was introduced, obligating works promoters carrying out Streetworks (except s50 licence holders); Works for Road Purposes by, or on behalf of, the highway authority; and Major Highway Works (including Developer activities under section 278 of the Highways Act), to obtain a Permit for defined activities.
Download the Dorset Council Permit Scheme for Street and Road Works and appendices.
| Permit type | Fee |
|---|---|
| Major Provisional Advance Authorisation (PAA) | £105 |
| Major works | £222 |
| Standard works | £130 |
| Minor works | £65 |
| Immediate works | £60 |
| Variations | £45 |
| Permit type | Fee |
|---|---|
| Major Provisional Advance Authorisation (PAA) | £73 |
| Major works | £119 |
| Standard works | £69 |
| Minor works | £36 |
| Immediate works | £30 |
| Variations | £35 |
Discounts
Discounts can be applied at the discretion of the council.
- Where the work on a traffic sensitive street is done wholly outside of traffic sensitive times.
- Where the activities on different streets are part of the same project (not covering area-wide activities).
- Where two or more activity promoters agree to undertake their activities at the same time, at the same location, under the same traffic management OR trench share to reduce disruption.
- A discount may be applied where it is demonstrated that an activity provides significant economic benefit to the local authority or Council. For instance, supplies for a new development, or where it is demonstrated that a network investment program is being undertaken to meet customer demand.
Download and view the council's yearly evaluation of its permit scheme:
- Year 1 (January to December 2020) - annual evaluation report
- Year 2 (January to December 2021) - annual evaluation report
- Year 3 (January to December 2022) - annual evaluation report
- Year 4 (January to December 2023) - annual evaluation report
- Year 5 (January to December 2024) - annual evaluation report