Application Forms
Please see below a list of forms you may find useful
East Sussex Highways licensing are no longer able to accept cheques for payment.
From 1 April 2019 East Sussex Highways will take over responsibility from Hastings Borough Council the licencing and enforcement of table & chairs and shop merchandise being placed on the public highway.
All licences that have previously been issued by Hastings Borough Council where the licence expiry date is after 1 April 2019 will remain in force with all the same terms and conditions. Any new or renewal licences will need to be made via East Sussex Highways.
East Sussex Highways fee structure
Click here to see a list of all fees regarding licences, inspections and applications.
Application Forms
Below are application forms for highway licences, wildlife verges, claims forms etc.
- Licence to affix Apparatus to Street Furniture such as Automated Traffic Counting Application - Section 178
- Licence to Discharge Treated Effluent from a Private Drainage system into the Highway Drainage System Application & Procedure - Section 171
- Licence to erect a Sign in the Highway Application - Section 115
- Licence to make an Excavation in the Highway Application - Section 171
- Licence to place a Temporary Deposit on Highway - Section 171
- Licence to place a Bench, Notice Board, Planter, Waste Bin, etc on the Highway Application - Section 115
- Licence to place a Crane, Cherry Picker, MEWP, etc on the Highway Application - Section 169
- Licence to place a Grit Bin on the Highway Application - Section 115
- Licence to place a Skip on the Highway Application - Section 139
- Licence to place a Wheelie Bin on the Highway Application - Section 185
- Licence to place Banners, Cables, Decorative Lighting, Bunting over the Highway Application - Section 178
- Licence to place Building Materials on the Highway Application - Section 171
- Licence to place Hoarding on the Highway Application - Section 172
- Licence to place Neighbourhood Watch Signs on the Highway Application and Procedure
- Licence to place Scaffolding on the Highway Application - Section 169
- Licence to place Tables & Chairs, Objects or A-Boards (Traders) on the Highway Application - Section 115
- Licence to Plant & Maintain Vegetation in the Highway Application & Guidance Notes - Section 142
- Licence to plant Posts, Bollards in the Highway Application - Section 142 & Section 96
- Wildlife Verge Application
- Access Protection Marking application pack.pdf
- S184 application pack (Dropped kerb application)
- Claims form
- ESH Licence Amendment Application form
Street Works
- SEHAUC Application Form – for all Traffic Management
Temporary Traffic Regulation Order (TTRO) Application Pack - for all Road Closures under Order
- Section 50 Application Pack and Procedure
- SWL2-1 Application to place new apparatus and excavation in the Highway
- SWL4 Notice of Works
- SWL5 Registration of Works
- SWL6 Statutory Undertakers
- SWL7 Controlled Waste Transfer Note
Guidance Notes
Below are some guidance notes regarding our license applications.
- Licensing process change
- Section 115 Guidance Notes - Tables & Chairs, Object, A-Boards - Traders
- S142 Highways Act 1980 - License to Plant and Maintain Vegetation in the Highway
- FAQ for obtaining Geo-location and map
- Neighbourhood Watch Signs
- Procedure for licensing the discharge of treated effluent from private drainage systems into the highway drainage system
- List of Classified Streets - Eastbourne Borough
- List of Classified Streets- Hastings & St Leonards
- List of Classified Streets- Lewes District
- List of Classified Streets- Rother District
- List of Classified Streets- Wealden District
- TTRO Guidance Notes
- Wildlife verges application guidance notes
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