Apply for a Road Closure

How to apply for a temporary road closure in Newcastle upon Tyne

Planned closures for roadworks, cranes etc.

All applications must be made online using our online application form.

The cost for both a road or footpath closure is £1,600.

Progressing the legal order for the closure takes 12 weeks, so applications must be submitted a minimum of 12 weeks in advance of the date required.

In order to complete your online application, you will need to have the following information ready to submit;

• A traffic management plan identifying the section of highways to be closed, details of the proposed diversion route, details of signage proposed in compliance with chapter 8.
• Why the Temporary Traffic Regulation Order (TTRO) is necessary?
• When you want the TTRO to be introduced and how long for?
• Are works to be overnight?
• Any exemptions permitted e.g. pedestrians, cyclists, emergency services, etc.
• Contract details of the person responsible for works and customer services contact details for our website.
• Confirmation that all staff installing the TTM are Lantra qualified.

Please note that making an application for a road closure does not automatically guarantee that permission will be granted, your application will be assessed and one of our engineers will contact you to advise if your proposals can be accommodated.

If your road closure application is to coincide with a Section 50 or Road Opening Notice, please ensure that you apply for these separately first, within the timescales provided.

Emergency Closure

If you need to close a road in response to an emergency that poses a danger to the public or risk of serious property damage (ETRN), or for urgent, unplanned works that must take place within the next two weeks (TTRN), you must apply for a Temporary Regulation Notice (TRN).

You must not use this type of closure for routine planned works. If your works are routine and not required in the next two weeks, you must apply for a Temporary Traffic Regulation Order (TTRO).

Events

If your closure is for an event to be held on the public highway, you must first register the event with the Newcastle City Council Events team. To find out how to do this, visit our Events Guidance webpage.

Once your event has been accepted by the Events team, you can apply for any associated Temporary Traffic Regulation Order and you will need to provide the information detailed above.

Applications for road closures for events should be sent to Trafficregulationorders@newcastle.gov.uk