Kirklees Council Permit Scheme for road and street works
The Kirklees Council Permit Scheme (KCPS) is intended to deliver public benefits by minimising the inconvenience and disruption caused by road works to all road users, residents and businesses on the busiest roads on the network.
It applies to all adopted highways in Kirklees.
Anyone carrying out road works on permit streets must comply with this scheme.
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About the scheme
The scheme intends to:
- Reduce disruption on the road network
- Improve management of the road network
- Reduce delays to the travelling public
- Reduce costs to businesses caused by delays
- Promote a safer environment
- Reduce carbon emissions
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When you require a permit
You will need a permit if your activity includes:
- Breaking up or resurfacing any street
- Opening the carriageway or cycleway of traffic-sensitive streets at traffic sensitive times
- The need for any form of temporary traffic regulation order or notice, or the suspension of pedestrian crossing facilities
- Reducing the lanes available on a carriageway of three or more lanes
- Reducing the width of the existing carriageway of a traffic-sensitive street at a traffic sensitive time
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Conditions relating to immediate works
The Permit Authority can under Regulation 13 impose conditions on immediate activities for the period between starting work on site and the activity promoter receiving a permit. Such conditions are of the types specified in Regulation 10.
Portable traffic signals will be controlled manually during traffic sensitive times as stated on the local street gazetteer.
The scheme requires the promoter to apply for a permit within 2 hours of starting or by 10.00 am the next working day.
The scheme requires promoters carrying out immediate activities on streets designated as requiring early notification to contact the Permit Authority by telephone immediately. They also have a duty to submit a permit application within two hours. Not all category 0-2 and traffic sensitive streets have been so designated, but only those most susceptible to unplanned disruptions. These designated streets have been indicated with an ASD record in the NSG which includes the contact telephone number(s).
These conditions and statutory requirements are posted on the Permit Authority's public website where they can be accessed by promoters. Following discussions with the promoter, the Permit Authority may require additional conditions for individual immediate activities before a permit is issued. These conditions will be recorded on the register against the reference number given to those activities.
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Permit fees
Permit fees in Kirklees (reviewed annually) Category Main Roads Minor Road Reinstatement category of street 0, 1 and 2 3 and 4 3 and 4 Street designated as traffic sensitive or not All streets Traffic sensitive at some times/locations Non traffic sensitive at any time or location Time and location of activity Any time and location Any part within traffic sensitive times/locations Wholly within non traffic sensitive times/locations Any time and location Provisional Advance Authorisation £105* £105 £73.50 £75 Major Works - over 10 days and all major works requiring a traffic regulation order £240* £240 £168 £150 Major Works - 4 to 10 days £130* £130 £91 £75 Major Works - up to 3 days £65* £65 £45.50 £45 Standard Activity £130* £130 £91 £75 Minor Activity £65* £65 £45.50 £45 Immediate Activity £60* £60 £42 £40 A discount will be applied where works are undertaken wholly outside of traffic sensitive times on traffic sensitive streets.
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