Regulation 30 of the Traffic Management Permit Scheme (England) Regulations 2007 gives the Permit Authority the power to charge a fee in respect of the following:
i. The application for a PAA in respectof Major activities
ii. The issuingof a Permit
iii. Each occasionwhere there is a variationof a Permit or the conditions attached
iv. Where a Permit variation would move an activity into a highercategory, the Promoterwill be required to pay the difference between the Permitfee for the two categories as well as the Permitvariation fee
Fees will notbe payable in the followingcircumstances:
i. By the Highway Authorityin respect of its own works for road purposes,however a record of the Permit and fee will be used for reporting purposes and fee reviews.
ii. Any work undertaken on a fire hydrant.
iii. Where a Permit is deemed to be grantedbecause the PermitAuthority failed to respond to an application within the time set down in Section 10 of the North Yorkshire scheme document.
iv. If a Permit variationis initiated by the Permit Authority or the Authorityhas to revoke a Permit through no fault of the Promoter.
v. Where a Promoter wishes to cancel a Permit for which it has no furtheruse, or to cancel or withdraw an application that has been submitted but for which a Permit has not yet been granted.
Lower fees or discounted fees will be given in the following circumstances:
i. Where several Permit applications for works that are of part of the same project but which are carried out on more than one street, but on a scale comparative to one street,are submitted at the same time.
ii. Where several Promoters are working within the same site submit applications at the same time. Where the HighwayAuthority Promoter is collaborating with Statutory Undertakers, those Undertakers will be eligible for the discount.
iii. Where works are undertaken wholly outside of Traffic-Sensitive timeson Traffic-Sensitive streets.
iv. 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 networkinvestment programme is being undertaken to meet customerdemand.
A discount of 30% will be appliedin the above circumstances.
The Permit Authorityretains the option to waive or reduce fees at its discretion. For example; to support an investment in infrastructure such as a Broadband rollout programme.
The Permit Authority will review its scale of fees annuallyto ensure that the overallfee income does not exceed the allowable costs over a number of years.
The outcomeof the annual fee reviewswill be published and open to public scrutiny.
As far as possible the fees and costs should be matched over a financial year. However, it is recognised that estimating the fee levelswill involve incorporating the effect of various factorsthat will inevitably have a degree of uncertainty around them. In the event that fees and costs do not match the actual outturn for the year in question, adjustments may be made to fee levels for the subsequent years so that across a number of years fees do not exceed the allowable costs.
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Main Roads |
Minor Roads |
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Reinstatement category of street |
0, 1 and 2 |
3 and 4 |
3 and 4 |
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Street designated as Traffic-Sensitive or not |
All streets |
Traffic-Sensitive at some times/locations |
Non Traffic-Sensitive at any time or location |
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Time and location of activity |
Any time and location |
Any part within Traffic-Sensitive times / locations |
Wholly within non Traffic-Sensitive times / locations |
Any time and location |
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Provisional Advance Authorisation |
£105* |
£105 |
£73.50 |
£75 |
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Major Works – over 10 days and all major works requiring a traffic regulation order |
£240* |
£240 |
£168 |
£150 |
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Major works – 4 to 10 days |
£130* |
£130 |
£91 |
£75 |
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Major works – up to 3 days |
£65* |
£65 |
£45.50 |
£45 |
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Standard Activity |
£130* |
£130 |
£91 |
£75 |
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Minor Activity |
£65* |
£65 |
£45.50 |
£45 |
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Immediate Activity |
£60* |
£60 |
£42 |
£40 |
* A discountwill be applied where works are undertaken wholly outside of Traffic-Sensitive times on Traffic-Sensitive streets. See Above. Note: That in line with the Permit Authorities policies and procedures, the above fees will be reviewed on an annual basis.
£45 for activities on category 0, 1 & 2 streets,and on 3 & 4 Traffic-Sensitive streets.
£35 for activities on category 3 and 4 non Traffic-Sensitive streets.
If a Permit variation moves an activityinto a higher fee category,the Promoter will be requiredto pay the difference in Permit fee.
No fee is payableif a Permit variation is initiated by the Permit Authority.
The review will take into account the on-going Schemecosts and inflationary rates. The fees will not exceed the maximum charges as set by the DFT. All Promoters will be notifiedof any changes to the fees.