Get Approval To Work On The Street

All work on the street must be approved in advance by us. You need to apply for:

• the appropriate Street Works Licence or a
• Section 171 Licence

Section 50 Street Works Licence (SWL) Application Forms

• to place new apparatus in or under the highway, such as a new sewer connection

• to work on existing apparatus, such as repairs to a sewer

• to notify existing other utilities that may be affected

• to inform how any waste is to be removed from the site

Please read the Section 50 Guidance Notes before completing the application form. 

Section 171 Licence Application Form

• for work involving breaking up the highway but not laying or maintaining apparatus, such as installing or extending a vehicle access

You MUST ensure all planning conditions are met, as a Section 50/Section 171 Licence does not overrule any planning constraints.