You need this licence if you wish to carry out minor works or excavations on or near a public highway.
This can include:
- digging trial holes
- creating access for private vehicles to a property
- carry out tree works on private property
- building and re-building boundary walls
Applications must be made by the company providing the service or carrying out the work and:
- be made at least five working days before they are needed but four week's notice for an oversailing licence
- sent in with the applicable fee
- we must hold a valid copy of the company’s public liability insurance (to be emailed annually to streetworks@n-somerset.gov.uk upon renewal), with a minimum value of £5m
If you have not had a response within five working days (or four weeks for oversailing), contact us at streetworks@n-somerset.gov.uk. You cannot proceed until you have heard from us.
Permits can be granted for a minimum of one day up to a maximum of 28 days.
We reserve the right to remove objects or structures on the highway without a permit (fees including any storage may apply).