Special events on the highway

A special event is an event which is larger than a street party, such as a carnival or street fair.

Before you start

You should read the guidance for event organisers:

• Events Traffic Management Plan Guidance

• placing of traffic signs

• law governing road closures

• duties, powers and responsibilities

• Home Office Event Safety Guide

• HSE Purple Guide

Consultation

You need to consult with all stakeholders that would be affected by the restriction.

Download a consultation exercise document.

The list of consultees must include:

• locally affected residents and businesses
• town and parish councils
• all emergency services
• Local Authority services (recycling and rubbish collections, school transport etc.)
• operators of affected bus services
• taxi operators
• affected land owners and farmers

All frontages on the road to be restricted, both residential and commercial, must be individually informed in writing, and any substantial objections should be resolved by the applicant. Any unresolved objections are likely to result in the application being refused.

A copy of the notification to all frontages must be included with your application.

You'll need to provide an emergency contact name and phone number in your application which will be given to all complainants/enquirers as necessary.

You can also enquire about events on the highway.

Charges

The charges vary depending on the scale (based upon all those involved in your event including organisers, those working for it, visitors/guests, spectators) and the type of event.

Please note that there is no charge applied for road closures for services of Remembrance during the month of November.