FOI release

Street Works Permit Scheme

This request was refused in part, so we didn't provide some of the information the requester asked for. This may include information where we can neither confirm nor deny that we hold it.

Case reference FOI2025/01318

Received 9 July 2025

Published 12 August 2025

Request

I am writing to make a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Please provide the following information:

1. In respect of your council’s Street Works Permit Scheme please can you provide me with a copy of the original Permit Fees Cost Matrix Workbook for the Permit Scheme as referred to in section 3 and B 10 ff of the Traffic Management Act 2004 Permit Fees Guidance document (published July 2008 and subsequently withdrawn 17 May 2016).

2. The total amount paid to any external consultants (including names, if available) in connection with the development, implementation, or operation of the street works permit scheme, including preparation of the permit fee matrix.

Response

I am writing to make a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Please provide the following information:

1.       In respect of your council’s Street Works Permit Scheme please can you provide me with a copy of the original Permit Fees Cost Matrix Workbook for the Permit Scheme as referred to in section 3 and B 10 ff of the Traffic Management Act 2004 Permit Fees Guidance document (published July 2008 and subsequently withdrawn 17 May 2016).

Answer: I have ben advised this information is publically available on our council website and can be viewed via the following links:

·       Herefordshire Permit Scheme Cost Benefit Analysis - https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.herefordshire.gov.uk%2Fdownloads%2Ffile%2F20708%2Fherefordshire_permit_scheme_cost_benefit_analysis&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK

·       Herefordshire Council Streetworks Permit Scheme - https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/downloads/file/20709/herefordshire_permit_scheme

·       Herefordshire DfT Cost Matrix - https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.herefordshire.gov.uk%2Fdownloads%2Ffile%2F20710%2Fherefordshire_dft_cost_matrix&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK

·       Highway Permit Scheme Fees Table - https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/downloads/file/20707/herefordshire_permit_fees_table

As such we consider this information to be exempt under Section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 because it is reasonably accessible to you via other means. Please take this letter as a refusal notice under S17 of the Act.

2.       The total amount paid to any external consultants (including names, if available) in connection with the development, implementation, or operation of the street works permit scheme, including preparation of the permit fee matrix.

Answer: The Service Area have advised the total amount paid was £19,750.00.

The Service Area have also provided the following Record of Officer Decision, which is publically available on our council website and can be viewed via the following link:

https://councillors.herefordshire.gov.uk/documents/s50073712/14%20OD%20permit%20scheme%20in%20Herefordshire%20.pdf.docx.pdf

As such we consider this information to be exempt under Section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 because it is reasonably accessible to you via other means. Please take this letter as a refusal notice under S17 of the Act.

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