Lane rental
A lane rental scheme enables the Council to charge a daily fee when works are carried out at busy times of the day on their busiest streets. Lane rental is expected to incentivise works promoters, including the Council, to minimise the disruption caused by streetworks on the borough’s busiest roads.
A lane scheme would help the Council meet its Network Management Duty by encouraging work promoters to:
- reduce the length of time taken to carry out works
- improve planning, co-ordination and working methods
- identify and take forward opportunities for collaborative working with other work promoters
- carry out more works outside of peak periods
Introducing a lane rental scheme
The Council is looking to introduce a lane rental scheme on the busiest parts of our road network. As part of this process, we are required to consult with all the different work promoters affected by the proposal, neighbouring boroughs, the emergency services and other key stakeholders.
The documents below provide details of the information included in the consultation:
View the Council’s latest three year Permit Scheme Evaluation report.
The consultation period will be open between 9 December 2025 and 30 January 2026.
Following consultation, the Council will apply to the Department for Transport to operate a lane rental scheme. The Department for Transport are expected to take up to three months to make their decision. Once approval is given, the Council are required to provide 12 weeks notification of their intention to start operating the scheme.