Excavation in the highway
Permission is required from the Council before excavating in the public highway. Accredited Street Works contractors only are permitted to excavate in the highway.
Under the Highways Act 1980 a person may make a temporary excavation within a street that is maintainable at public expense, but the permission of the Council is required.
Under the New Roads and Street works Act 1991 the authority may grant a licence permitting a person to place or maintain apparatus in the street such as electricity cables or water mains. A Street Works Licence authorises the licensee to carry out the works permitted by the licence. Application forms and further details can be obtained by contacting Customer Care.
Contact Details
Email: clarence@wiltshire.gov.uk
Telephone: 0800 23 23 23 - From landlines within Wiltshire: or 01225 77 72 34 From
Mobiles and from outside Wiltshire.
Fax: 01225 713488
Postal Address:
Customer Services
Wiltshire Council
County
Hall
Trowbridge
Wiltshire
BA14
8JN
Last updated: 14 August 2009