Authorized fourteen local authorities to charge daily fees for roadworks carried out during busy times on specific highways.

This Order authorizes fourteen local highway authorities in England to implement 'lane rental' schemes, requiring utility companies and other works promoters to pay daily charges for occupying specific roads at traffic-sensitive times.

It applies to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council, Durham County Council, Kirklees Council, Leeds City Council, the London Boroughs of Barnet, Hammersmith and Fulham, Havering, Redbridge, Southwark, Sutton, and Tower Hamlets, the Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames, Southampton City Council, and Wakefield Council.

These authorities gain the legal status of 'Approved Authorities' under the 2012 Regulations, allowing them to levy and manage these occupation charges according to their individual submitted schemes.

The Order formally approved seven specified highway authorities to levy charges for occupation of the highway under existing lane rental regulations.

The Street Works (Charges for Occupation of the Highway) Order 2026, made by the Secretary of State for Transport, formally approves seven specified local highway authorities in England—Buckinghamshire Council, North Yorkshire Council, Oxfordshire County Council, and the London Boroughs of Camden, Enfield, Lambeth, and Merton—to implement charges for street occupation during works, in accordance with their respective Lane Rental Schemes under the 2012 Regulations, thereby allowing these authorities to manage road congestion caused by street works.

The Regulations doubled fixed penalties under certain street works regulations, modified the basis for charging for unreasonably prolonged occupation, and ring-fenced 50% of excess occupation charge proceeds for highway maintenance in England.

This statutory instrument, made under the powers of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 and the Traffic Management Act 2004, amends several pieces of legislation governing street and road works in England, with effect from January 5th, 2026.

The key changes involve doubling fixed penalty amounts for notice breaches and permit violations, extending the calculation basis for charges on unreasonably prolonged occupation, and requiring highway authorities to dedicate 50% of the net excess proceeds from occupation charges to highway maintenance.

The Street Works (Charges for Occupation of the Highway) (East Sussex County Council) Order 2025 was enacted, approving East Sussex County Council's lane rental scheme for charging street works that occupy the highway.

This order approves East Sussex County Council's lane rental scheme, enabling them to charge for street works that occupy the highway in specific locations and times.

This authority is granted under the Street Works (Charges for Occupation of the Highway) (England) Regulations 2012.

The scheme aims to manage traffic disruption and generate revenue for highway improvements, with provisions for discounts or waivers in certain circumstances.