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Highways licences and services

Road space and section 50 licence

Events on the highway licences

Brown tourism signs

Coach permits for restricted roads in Purbeck

Hoarding licence

Street cafe (sitting out) licence

Access protection markings

Access protection markings are single white lines painted on the tarmac in front of driveways and other accesses.

Apply for community signs

Application process for community signs

Bagging of permanent traffic signals

Application process for the bagging off of permanent signals in Dorset

Banners over the highway licence

You must obtain a licence to erect banners over the highway

Building materials licence

You must obtain a licence to place building materials on the highway

Buy or hire no-waiting cones

You can hire or purchase cones from Dorset Highways for use at events across Dorset

Dorset Council highways charges for the financial year 2022 to 2023

Charges for Dorset Highways services in the current financial year.

Dropped kerb licence

A dropped kerb allows vehicles to safely and legally cross the pavement from the road to a driveway.

MOT and vehicle care services

We offer a range of vehicle maintenance and MOTs.

Portable variable message sign (PVMS) licence

You must obtain permission to place portable variable message signs on the highway.

Scaffold licence

You must use a builder or scaffolding contractor to put up scaffolding on the highway.

Sign design and manufacturing

Dorset Highways offer a full signage design, manufacture and installation service.

Skip licence

You must obtain a licence to place a builders skip on the highway.

Sponsor and advertise on a roundabout

Information on roundabout sponsorship in Dorset

Temporary suspension or relocation of bus stops

How to suspend and/or locate a temporary bus stop in Dorset

Temporary traffic restrictions for works and activities

You must apply for a licence to temporarily close a road, restrict parking or reduce the speed limit for work on the highway

Temporary traffic signals licence

Details of how to apply to use portable traffic lights in temporary situations on the highway

Traffic counting and survey equipment on the highway licence

You need a licence to place traffic counting and surveying equipment on the highway

Transportation modelling and surveys

A traffic modelling service is available using the latest software and transportation modelling and survey data can be purchased for roads around the county.

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