Welcome to the Highways Service Information Centre
Please follow the instructions available on the Section 50 Works Licences page.
A private company wishing to work or open the public highway for any reason, must have a road opening notice in place from Essex Highways, on behalf of Essex County Council. Anyone excavating or working on the highway must have accreditation for the work they are carrying out.
Once an application is submitted you can view your notice at one.network.
Before submitting your application form, please read the terms and conditions enclosed with the application form below.
Please complete the application below and return it to roadspacebooking@essexhighways.org
The application notice period depends on the duration of the works, as details below:
Please complete the application form at the bottom of the page and submit to roadspacebooking@essexhighways.org.
If you require a Temporary Road Closure or Portable Traffic Lights, we will require that you submit the relevant TTRO application a minimum of 12 weeks in advance for road closures and minimum of 10 working days for Portable Traffic Lights. Please also reference this on your application.
There is a fee of £ for works with excavation; this includes inspection fees.
All applications must be accompanied by the following:
With the advent of Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs), it is very important that the correct procedure is followed otherwise the promoter will become liable for any such charge generated. A common occurrence is one of promoters failing to notify that works have finished. In order to avoid any such charges, it is necessary to communicate that the works are either finished or they have been cancelled.
Road Opening Notice Form - PDF(0.6MB)
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