Any organisation or individual wishing to place, retain, and afterwards inspect, maintain, adjust, repair, alter or renew apparatus in the highway must obtain a licence from the Highway Authority.
Rights and obligations for the owner of the apparatus and the Highway Authority are explained in the licence.
If you wish to apply for a licence please contact Technical Services Administration team on 0191 211 5913 or email streetworks@newcastle.gov.uk . They will take your contact details and ask a Highway Control Officer to contact you.
Download Streetworks Licence Form (PDF 5mb)
The cost of the licence is £262.50. There is also a charge of £25 for a manual notice to go on the Street Works noticing system, this notice will be used to inform utility companies that you will be working in the road or pavement.
The information you have to provide includes location plans, timescales for carrying out the work and the type of traffic management you will use. We consult utility companies about your proposals and they may ask for additional work to be carried out to protect their apparatus.
The work is inspected by the Highway Control Officer who will discuss any problems with the applicant.
Applications can be processed in four working weeks and will normally be completed once the dates for carrying out the work have been confirmed.
The applicant may have to give up to three months advance notice of the work depending on its duration and impact on traffic.
The Highway Authority may request that an alternative route is used if they consider the impact on traffic during the works to be significant.
The licence is not time limited, it ends only if the apparatus is removed from the highway.
Any changes in ownership should be reported to the Highway Authority.
Any inspections or maintenance work are the subject of an additional licence application.
If you require any additional information please speak to the Highway Control Officer.
The Highway Authority maintain a register of Section 50 licences they have issued if you wish to view this licence please contact us to make an appointment during office hours. Please contact Technical Services on 0191 2115913 or email streetworks@newcastle.gov.uk
Technical Services
Environment and Regeneration
9th floor
Civic Centre
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 8QN
Phone: 0191 2115913
Email: streetworks@newcastle.gov.uk