Consents and licences for roads
You have to apply for consent or a licence if you want to carry out work near, on, at the side, over or under a road. This includes things like excavations, building work, alterations, or putting up scaffolding, hoarding, traditional arches, or festive lighting.
Apply well ahead of planned work
Processing times for consents and licences applications have been affected by ongoing issues with recruitment and retention of staff in the Department for Infrastructure.
You are therefore encouraged to send applications well ahead of any planned works.
Application for consent forms
You can find application forms below which must be printed out, filled in, and returned to your local Department for Infrastructure (DfI) Roads office.
To help you, there are guidance notes attached to each application form.