Licence to plant/place on the public highway
Licence to plant (Section 142)
In order to apply for a licence to plant in the highway under Section 142 of the Highways Act 1980, please fill in the application form (33 KB) and either e-mail it back to road.adoptions@staffordshire.gov.uk along with a Highway Extent Plan which costs £135.00+VAT and is payable in all cases or send it to the address shown on the form.
The application will then be processed and if successful a fee of £105.00 will be levied by the legal department.
Licence to place benches (Section 14)
In order to apply for a licence to place benches in the highway under Section 14 of the Public Health Act 1925, please email road.adoptions@staffordshire.gov.uk with a Highway Extent plan and contact details. Highway Extent plans are £135.00+vat. This fee is payable in all cases.
The application will then be processed and if successful a fee of £210.00 will be levied by the legal department.
Licence to plant for parish councils for flower beds (Section 96)
In order for parish or town councils to apply for a licence to plant flower beds in the highway under Section 96 Highways Act 1980, please email road.adoptions@staffordshire.gov.uk with a Highway Extent plan and contact details.Highway Extent plans are £135.00+vat. This fee is payable in all cases.
The application will then be processed and if successful a fee of £210.00 will be levied by the legal department.
Licence to place notice boards etc in the highway (Section 115e)
In order to apply for a licence to place notice boards etc in the highway under Section 115e of the Highways Act 1980, please email road.adoptions@staffordshire.gov.uk with a Highway Extent plan and contact details. Highway Extent plans are £135.00+vat. This fee is payable in all cases.
The application will then be processed and if successful a fee of £210.00 will be levied by the legal department.
General correspondence
For any correspondence by the road adoptions team, for example finding out if agreements are in place, a charge of £105.00 is applied.