Highway works fees and charges
As part of any new development for following fees and charges will apply.
Should you wish to enquire about highway adoptions please visit our Strategic Highway Records page.
Fees
A minimum fee of £1,800 is charged to approve a set of drawings for sites, where the bond value is greater than £15,000.
A minimum fee of £850 is charged to approve a set of drawings for sites, where the value of the bond figure is up to a value of £15,000.
A minimum fee of £500 is charged to approve a set of drawings for sites, where the value of the bond figure is up to a value of £7,000
If site inspections go past the agreed time limit, monthly fees will be charged and invoiced.
Section 38
A minimum fee of £1,575 is charged for inspecting works with a value of up to £15,000.
Where works have a value greater than £15,000 a fee of 8.5% is requested for any Section 38or 228 agreement under the Highways Act 1980 or any other agreement for the adoption of a road.
Section 38/278 or 278
A minimum fee of £1,125 is charged for inspecting works with a value of up to £15,000.
Where works have a value greater than £15,000 a fee of 11% is requested for any Section 38/278 or 278 agreement under the Highways Act 1980.
£1,000 be requested to allow the connection of the surface water runoff from roof and yard to an existing highway drainage system for:-
- i) each individual property
- ii) per 100m2of roof and yard from commercial/industrial sites.
Bond
This lets the Authority finish the work without extra costs.
The following information gives a break down of how much and when the bond figure can be reduced:
Section 38 Agreement
S38
- Issuing Part 1 50% leaving 50% of total bond Final Certification 20% leaving 0% of total bond
- issuing Part 2 30% leaving 20% of total bond
S38/278 or S278
- Issuing Completion Certificate 80% leaving a total of 20%
- Issuing Final Certificate 20% leaving a total of 0%
Advanced payment codes
This is based on 100% of the current cost to the Authority having to undertake the works itself to ensure the works under the legal agreement can be completed at no additional cost to the Authority.
Commuted sums
Commuted sums pay for maintaining roads, traffic lights, crossings, and drainage.
They now also include:
- enlarged highway areas at junctions
- shared surface areas
- materials outside the usual specification
- heritage lighting systems
- sustainable drainage systems adopted by the Highway Authority
- flood risk management measures
These sums are calculated using the CSS formula.