Explanatory note

This Order provides approval for seven highway authorities to require the payment of charges in accordance with the Lane Rental Schemes set out in article 2 (“the Schemes”) for certain street works carried out in the highway.

The requirement to pay charges to an Approved Authority is set out in the Street Works (Charges for Occupation of the Highway) (England) (Regulations) 2012 (“the 2012 Regulations”) (S.I. 2012/425).

The term “Approved Authority” is defined in regulation 2 of the 2012 Regulations. This Order will bring these highway authorities within the definition of “Approved Authority” for the purposes of the 2012 Regulations.

The Schemes, which have been submitted to and approved by the Secretary of State, are designed to control the carrying out of works in specified “Traffic-Sensitive Locations” at “Traffic-Sensitive Times”. Traffic-sensitive locations and traffic-sensitive times are defined in the 2012 Regulations. This will be achieved by requiring the payment of a charge, in accordance with the 2012 Regulations, for each day that the street is occupied by the works. These highway authorities may reduce or waive the daily charge and the Schemes contain guidance as to when a discount will be applied.

Copies of the respective Schemes can be inspected at the offices, and websites, of—

Buckinghamshire Council, Walton Street Offices, Walton Street, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP20 1UA and viewed at https://www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk;

North Yorkshire Council, County Hall, Racecourse Lane, Northallerton, North Yorkshire, DL7 8AD and viewed at https://www.northyorks.gov.uk;

Oxfordshire County Council, County Hall, New Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 1ND and viewed at https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk;

London Borough of Camden, 5 Pancras Square, London N1C 4AG and viewed at https://www.camden.gov.uk;

London Borough of Enfield, Civic Centre, Silver Street, Enfield, EN1 3XA and viewed at https://www.enfield.gov.uk;

London Borough of Lambeth, Lambeth Town Hall, 1 Brixton Hill, London, SW2 1RW and viewed at https://www.lambeth.gov.uk; and

London Borough of Merton, Merton Civic Centre, London Road, Morden, SM4 5DX and viewed at https://www.merton.gov.uk.