Section 171 excavation licence
Changes to applications
We will be using a new system for managing licensing applications, which will be in place in the next few weeks. This will mean that the way you apply for a licence will change, you will need to log in to make and manage your application.
This change does not affect skips and highways licensing.
We may grant a Section 171 footway excavation licence under the Highways Act (1980) if you need to carry out excavation works on an adopted highway.
The licence requires that public liability insurance is provided and that the persons excavating in the street are qualified to do so.
The current charge for this licence is £691. Any excavation greater than 5 square metres attracts an additional fee of £139 per square metre