Roads Permissions and Permits

Roads Forms

If you intend carrying out any works on a public road, footpath/footway or verge, there are a number of activities, which will require you to apply for permission.

If you wish to place tables and chairs on the pavement or road you will have to apply for a permit.

Depending on the type of work or activity you intend to undertake, please use the appropriate link(s) below to check the Transportation Section’s requirements.

• Road Openings - including dropped kerbs, utility connections, lay bys and new access roads
• Road Occupations - including scaffolding, hoardings, building materials, containers, cranes and cherry pickers
• Road Occupations - skips
• Tables and Chairs - includes placing tables and chairs on the pavement or road:
  • You can view or download a copy of the Guidance on the use of the Public Road for Outdoor Hospitality below
    Tables and Chairs Guidance
  • Before you occupy a pavement/footway or road by placing tables and chairs, you must apply for permission and submit the form with the correct fee
    Permit application for tables and chairs
• Temporary Restrictions - including road closures, one-way systems, prohibitions of waiting, weight limits and speed limits
• Temporary Directional Signage
• Temporary Traffic Lights
• Parking in a Pedestrianised Area in Elgin - includes the pedestrianised areas of High Street and Batchen Street and the restricted areas of Commerce Street, Thunderton Place and Batchen Lane
• Verge and Footway Signage – includes signs for community/charity events