Transport and highways fees and charges

Road traffic regulation fees and charges

Paying your fees and charges

All fees and charges must be paid in full before we can process your application or grant permissions. You are responsible for paying any additional bank charges such as cheques or transfers from foreign banks.

Road traffic regulation

Service 2025 to 2026
Permission to introduce special temporary waiting restrictions for a relevant (special) event n/a
Cost of making a temporary road traffic regulation order £2,470
Cost of road closures for relevant (special) events £2,470
Cost of making an emergency temporary road traffic notice £1,167
Cost per bay of creating or moving a diplomatic parking bay £2,000
Cost of making a permanent road traffic regulation order (outside the four monthly Miscellaneous Parking Amendment Order) actual cost
Permission for the erection of temporary signs £49.25
Permission for and the supply and erection of a traffic sign to specific land or premises actual cost + 20%

Traffic order change

Administrative cost

Administrative cost of each traffic order change which is included in the four monthly Miscellaneous Parking Amendment Order statutory consultation associated with planning permission granted, vehicle crossovers, creating or moving any specific parking bay (except diplomatic parking bays) designated for a specific set of users e.g:

  • doctor's permit bays
  • electric vehicle charging bay
  • car club bays antique dealer bays
  • coach bays
  • bus stops/stands
  • police bays
  • ambulance bays
  • taxi ranks, etc

or making any parking change which would benefit a specific set of users.

Administrative cost for 2025 to 2026 is £496.

Implementation cost

Implementation cost of each traffic order change which is included in the four monthly Miscellaneous Parking Amendment Order statutory consultation associated with planning permission granted, a stopping up order, vehicle crossovers, creating or moving any specific parking bay, except diplomatic parking bays, designated for a specific set of users eg:

  • doctor's permit bays
  • electric vehicle charging bay
  • car club bays
  • antique dealer bays
  • coach bays
  • bus stops/ stands
  • police bays
  • ambulance bays
  • taxi ranks, etc.

or making any parking change which would benefit a specific set of users.

Implementation cost for 2025 to 2026 is £633.

Bay removal

Cost of removing any specific parking bay designated for a specific set of users as part of the four monthly Miscellaneous Parking Amendment Order, eg:

  • doctor's permit bays
  • electric vehicle charging bay
  • car club bays
  • diplomatic parking bays
  • antique dealer bays
  • coach bays
  • bus stops/stands
  • police bays
  • ambulance bays
  • taxi ranks, etc.

Cost of creating, moving or removing:

  • resident bays
  • pay-by-phone bays
  • electric vehicle charging bay
  • disabled blue badge bays
  • personalised disabled bays
  • Housing Management disabled bays
  • all motorcycle bays
  • loading bays and on-carriageway bicycle bays, not related to a planning application, vehicle crossover or specific set of users

Cost for 2025 to 2026 is free.

Last updated: 28 April 2025