Traffic counting and survey equipment on the highway licence

You will be charged £120 per Unique Street Reference Number (USRN) included in the licence.

Please note that payment for a licence is due once applications have been assessed.

Consent is given to place traffic counting and equipment on the highway with the following conditions:

• a licence is valid for a maximum of 14 days
• public liability insurance (minimum £5 million) is required along with street works accreditation
• in accordance with the method statement, which must accompany the application
• installations must be installed and inspected by a competent and responsible person at regular intervals
• installations must be removed by the time the licence expires
• installation must be removed promptly whenever required by Dorset Council
• equipment must not be left in a place that could cause an obstruction to any road user
• faulty or dangerous installations must be attended to at the earliest opportunity - rectified or removed - or the installation will be removed by Dorset Council
• a 24/7 contact telephone number for public use must be displayed on the installations
• the highway shall be left in a clean and tidy condition on removal of the installations
• any damage to the highway or highway assets as a result of the installations shall be reported to Dorset Council at the earliest opportunity
• responsibility for any damage to the highway, including its assets, determined to be as a result of the installation and associated activities, lies with the licence holder
• no installations to be attached to street lighting columns without express consent from Dorset Council's street lighting service
• Dorset Council will not be held responsible for any impact on surveys and data collection as a result of planned and unforeseen activities on the highway, like roadworks, events or traffic management interruptions

Installations to be attached to street lighting columns

If you intend to install any equipment on street lighting columns, you must seek express consent from Dorset Council's street lighting service before applying for this licence.

Please contact Enerveo, working for Dorset Council, with:

• location of the survey and street name(s)
• column number(s)
• exact size and weight of all the equipment to be installed
• any method statements or supporting documents

You will receive a written decision from the street lighting service as soon as is practicable. Please attach the written approval when you apply for a licence.

Please note that seeking this consent does not form part of the lead-time required for new licence applications.

Timescales

Complete applications must be received at least 14 days before the proposed licence start date.

Check for likely impacts

Roadworks, events and traffic management could impact results of surveys.

When assessing your application, we will let you know if we believe any planned activities or interruptions might affect the results of your survey,

Check our roadworks and events map to see planned activities and their likely impact.

It should take no more than 10 minutes to complete an application.

When you apply, you will need to provide licence details, details of the installations and supporting documents - including:

• a clear and detailed plan illustrating the locations of all installations
• a method statement
• street lighting consent (if installations are to be attached to street lighting columns)
• a valid email address which will be used for correspondence, payment and to where the licence approval will be sent
• emergency contact details that can be reached 24/7

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You will receive an automated acknowledgement by email usually within 30 minutes. Please make note of the reference number provided which should be used in all correspondence.

We aim to process all complete applications within five working days.

Payment

Before we can issue a licence, you will need to pay, but we will not request payment until we have assessed your application.

We will email you with the total amount payable and directions to make payment - you must make payment promptly and before the licence start date.

We offer the following methods of payment for this licence:

• a secure online payment facility to pay by credit or debit card
• other methods when an applicant is unable to pay online