Find out about Streetworks in our Mini Guide
You will need a Traffic Management Permit before carrying out any activities and roadworks on the highway.
The permit scheme helps us to:
- reduce disruption on the road network
- improve road network management
- reduce delays to the travelling public
- promote a safer environment
- reduce carbon emissions
The permit scheme allows us to control, schedule and plan where and when roadworks take place between ourselves, utility companies and other companies who need to work on the highway. This way we can minimise disruption and coordinate works to be more efficient.
Do I need a permit?
You will need a permit before any work begins if your activity includes:
- breaking up or resurfacing any street
- opening the carriageway or cycleway of traffic-sensitive streets at traffic sensitive times
- the need for any form of temporary traffic regulation order or notice, or the suspension of pedestrian crossing facilities
- reducing the lanes available on a carriageway of three or more lanes
- reducing the width of the existing carriageway of a traffic-sensitive street at a traffic sensitive time.
Other permissions may be required
You may need other permissions prior to submitting a permit or undertaking any works. The following may be necessary and should be factored into your works planning process.
Road closures – if your works need to be done under a road closure, you will need to apply for a Temporary Traffic Regulation Order (TTRO). You can do this by attaching a Traffic Management plan, showing the diversion route you intend to use, a letter to be sent to all residents and a Purchase Order number so you can be invoiced. We will need around three months to process a closure. You can find out more about the process by contacting streetworks@milton-keynes.gov.uk
Structures – If your works are near a structure with special engineering difficulty you will need permission from our Structures team. They may ask for certain conditions which you will need to follow as part of your works. There may be charges for this which will payable to our Structures team. You can contact the Structures team by email at highwaystructures@Milton-keynes.gov.uk
Bus Stops – If there is a bus stop which needs to be suspended then you will need permission from our Passenger Transport team. There is a charge for this, which is payable via invoice, so you will need a purchase order number. You can contact the passenger transport team at Passenger.Transport@Milton-keynes.gov.uk
Parking Bay Suspension – If you need to suspend restricted parking you will need to contact our Parking team to arrange suspensions. There is a charge for pay and display parking suspension, payable to the Parking team. All other restricted parking may have a charge. You can contact the Parking team at MKPARKING@Milton-keynes.gov.uk
The Parks Trust – The Parks Trust lease and manage some of the land from Milton Keynes City Council. You may need to obtain permission from them as well as obtain a permit from Milton Keynes City Council.
MKCC Non-adopted Highway – not all land is adopted highway, some is Council-housing land, and some is managed by our Estates Team. We cannot agree to works on these areas and you will need to contact them directly to arrange any works there.
You can check which land is adopted highway using our “My Mapping” feature on the Milton Keynes City Council website under the Transport and Highway tab, highway land is shaded in blue:
To find out more about our permit scheme, contact our Streetworks team by email streetworks@milton-keynes.gov.uk.