Road services schedule of charges

You need permission from us if you want to close a road or occupy part of a road, path or car park. You also need permission to carry out work on a road or car park.

Fees and charges 2022/23

There is a charge for different types of occupation or work. Failure to pay for work in advance will mean the fee is doubled unless otherwise agreed.

Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 Permissions

Section

Title

Description

Charge

in advance

in arrears

56

 

 

 

 

Control of works and excavations (standard works,eg private driveway crossings of footway)

Occupation of road to undertake works within the road boundary (see below for additional charge for s.109 works)

*Additional charge of £150 for works exceeding 10 working days

Initial Permission

£152

£304

Renewal

£66

 

Control of works and excavations (minor / other standard works)

Initial Permission

£250*

£500

Renewal

£100

 

Control of works and excavations (major works)

Initial Permission

£500*

£1,000

Renewal

£125

 

58

Occupation of parts of the road for deposit of building materials etc

Deposit of materials

Up to 4 weeks

£109

 

Subsequent 4 week periods or part thereof

£109

 

Erection of staging or scaffolding

Less than 1 week

£109

£218

Up to 12 weeks

£142

£284

Subsequent 12 week periods or part thereof

£109

£218

59

Road occupation (Control of obstructions in roads)

Occupation of road by street cafe

 

£109

 

Other road occupation - less than 100m²

Up to 4 weeks

£142

 

Other road occupation - each additional 100m² or part thereof

Subsequent 4 week periods or part thereof

£142

 

85

Control of builders' skips on road

Deposit of a skip

Initial Permission

£109

N/A

 

NRSWA 1991 Permissions

 

 

 

 

 

Section

Title

Description

 

Charge

 

 

in advance

in arrears

109

Permission to execute roadworks

Permission to install apparatus in a road (non PU)

Initial permission

£254

£508

Renewal

£64

 

 

Other Charges

 

 

 

 

Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1981

 

 

 

 

 

Street Naming

Per application

New application

£200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Roads (Scotland) Act 1984

 

 

 

 

1

Powers and duties of local roads authorities

Road boundary information request

Full cost recovery - Minimum charge

£60

N/A

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Stopping Up/De-listing Orders

 

 

£473

N/A

      

140

 

 

 

 

Construction Consent Inspection Fees

{Inspection Cost quoted is per

£1,000 Road Construction Cost

(or part thereof)}

 

 

Estimated Road Construction Cost

 

 

 

up to £1,000

 

£37

N/A

£1,000 to £5,000

 

£54

N/A

£5,000 to £20,000

minimum charge £275

£48

N/A

£20,000 to £100,000

minimum charge £980

£44

N/A

 

 

over £100000

minimum charge £4,490

£36

N/A

Amendment to approved consent

Per amendment

 

£275

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016

 

 

 

 

Placing of portable light signals prescribed by regulation

No charge to Public Utility Companies for Two-Way lights

Up to 1 week

£100

£200

Subsequent 4 week periods or part thereof

£60

£120

 

Temporary signs for events / housing developments etc

 

Maximum 6 months period

£80

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984

 

 

 

14/16

Temporary Road closures

Commercial organisations

 

N/A

£1,140

 

 

Charitable type activity and sporting events with economic benefit to local community

 

N/A

£390

 

 

Registered charities

 

N/A

£108

 

Emergency closure

 

N/A

£236

 

Diversion Notices

 

N/A

£236

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Permanent Traffic Orders

 

N/A

£503

 

 

 

 

 

 

Occupation of car parks

 

 

 

 

Fun Fairs
(8 to 10 units)

 

 

 

Operational

 

(first 3 days)

per day

N/A

£237

(further days)

per day

N/A

£240

Non-operational days

per day

N/A

£121

Fun fairs not displacing public parking

per day

N/A

£121

Fun Fairs

(5 to 7

units)

 

Operational

 

(first 3 days)

per day

N/A

£179

(further days)

per day

N/A

£153

Non-operational days

per day

N/A

£100

Fun fairs not displacing public parking

 

per day

N/A

£100

Fun Fairs

(4 units or

less)

Operational

 

(first 3 days)

per day

N/A

£47

(further days)

per day

N/A

£47

Non-operational days

per day

N/A

£32

Fun fairs not displacing public parking

per day

N/A

£32

Trading

 

 

Semi-commercial-public bodies, HM Forces

per day (for 2 spaces)

N/A

£84

Commercial lets (motoring organisation lets subject to VAT)

per day (for 2 spaces)

N/A

£168

Market Hill, Castle Douglas

per annum (for 2 spaces

N/A

£1,333

 

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