Our fees (for highways development management)
Fees for planning services
Our fees for planning services (before you start construction):
Planning Performance Agreement (PPA) fees
These fees exclude VAT:
- £4,100 administration fee, when the agreement has been signed
- £125 per full hour of our Officer's time (billed retrospectively)
We monitor the amount you are charged and will put a cap on the fees if appropriate.
The overall fee will depend on the size of your development and how much input you need from our Officers.
Pre-application advice fees
We will charge you for our pre-application advice based on the type of development:
Number of dwellings (new or converted) | Fee |
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Householder | £116 |
1 | £116 |
2 to 9 | £459 |
10 to 24 | £765 |
25 to 199 | £1,835 |
200+ | £6,177 |
Size in square metres | Fee |
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Up to 100 | £230 |
Over 100 and up to 500 | £918 |
Over 500 and up to 1,000 | £1,529 |
Over 1,000 and up to 5,000 | £2,753 |
Over 5,000 | £6,117 |
There is an additional fee for combined residential and commercial developments.
You should consider your entire development when entering an agreement with us. We can help you understand all of the fees that may apply. For more information, contact our Highways Development Management team.
Strategic Model Review fees
We offer bespoke model runs. The fees will depend on the scenarios and data you require. You need to agree the scope of strategic modelling with us before you start.
You can also access our existing transport models and view the access fees.
Developer Microsimulation Model Reviews
If you need to have a microsimulation model review (including VISSIM and SATURN), you'll need to request this through us.
We charge a 20% fee, which covers our administration costs as we talk to the consultants (Atkins).
Fees for agreements, licences and assistance
Our fees for other services:
Section 38 and Section 278 fees
These exclude fees for street lighting and structures. Whichever is larger of:
- £5,000
- 12% of the total cost of the value of the engineering (including statutory undertakers works, any traffic signal installations and street lighting)
This fee is reduced if your transportation and engineering works are more than £500,000, per the below:
Cost of works | Fee |
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£500,000 to £1.5m | 9% |
£1.5m to £2m | 6% |
More than £2m | 4% |
Street lighting fees
Up to 500 metres of adopted carriageway or footway:
Service | Section 38 lighting | Section 278 lighting | Each additional 1,000 metres (or part thereof) |
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Design brief (and upto 2 technical reviews) | £1,446.48 | £2,045.78 | £583.37 |
Final works (including 2 inspections) | £969.13 | £969.13 | £209.23 |
Total fee | £1,715.67 | £2,141.37 | N/A |
Service | Section 38 lighting | Section 278 lighting | Each additional 1,000 metres (or part thereof) |
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Additional technical reviews | £454.45 | £454.45 | £209.23 |
Additional inspections | £354.25 | £354.25 | £44.28 |
Structure fees
Our fee for a standard agreement in principle submission technical approval (in accordance with CG300) is £5,182.32, which includes:
- 2 technical design reviews
- 1 review of your design certificate
- 1 reviews of your construction completion certificate
- collation of asset management documentation
- updating asset management system
Fees for complex structures are decided on an individual basis.
View additional fees below:
Service | Fee |
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Additional technical review | £558.89 |
Inspection | £7,360.38 |
Commuted sums
View our commuted sums below:
Service or feature | Fee |
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Non-chambered gulley connections | £350 each |
Pedestrian or cyclist crossings | £23,000 |
Signalised junctions | £46,500 per controller |
Soakaways, hydro brakes or petrol interceptors | £5,000 each |
Street lighting or illuminated traffic signs | £440 each |
Structures | Decided on an individual basis, using the Adept Commuted Sum Calculator |
Surface treatments | Decided on an individual basis, where the treatment differs from our standard specification |
Tree | £500 each |
Road space booking and permits fee
Our fee is £193.
Replacing trees on the highway
You'll need to get permission from us in advance to remove any trees on the highway.
The fee is £5,000 per tree for the replacement and maintenance.
Traffic Regulation Orders (TRO) and consultations
View the fees below:
Size | Fee |
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Small | £12,417.70 |
Medium | £19,972.51 |
Large | Decided on an individual basis |
Emergency Traffic Management Maintenance Contribution (ETMMC)
You would need to pay a deposit of £10,000 in case we need to use it for emergency responses related to the ongoing development.
We'll return any remaining money after we've adopted your works.