Borough of Telford & Wrekin

How to apply for vehicular access

Details on how to apply for permission to construct a vehicular access accross a public footway.
If you want to construct a vehicular access (also called a 'dropped crossing') to your property, you need to apply for a licence. If you have any queries on how to complete the application form, please contact us.

Once we have received your application, we will then inspect the site to see whether it is suitable, taking into account the following:

  • The site does not effect the safety of and is not detrimental to other highway users
  • There is a clear 6m distance between the highway and the property frontage

If the site is suitable, we will then give you approval and send you an information pack. You will need to complete the forms in the pack and return them with a fee.

You will need to inform us when the work will be undertaken, so that we can carry out an inspection to ensure that it has been carried out to our specification. Once the work is complete, we will continue to maintain the footway including the vehicular crossing.

Highways application forms



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