Apply for a temporary road closure

Temporary Traffic Regulation Orders (TTROs)

To temporarily close or restrict traffic on a road, footpath or public right of way, you will need to apply for a Temporary Traffic Regulation Order (TTRO).

TTROs are mostly used to close a road or footpath, but they can also be used for other temporary restrictions such as:

• enforcing temporary speed limits
• enforcing temporary one way traffic
• enforcing temporary parking restrictions

TTROs may be needed to close the road for repair, maintenance, construction or demolition, or for events, demonstrations or street parties. Generally, full closures will only take place when all other options to control traffic have been considered but are not suitable.

We've explained how to apply for a TTRO for planned and emergency works, street parties and events below.
 

You can view current and planned road closures on our online map here. You can also find out about permanent traffic regulation orders here.
 

Before you apply...

Make sure you are applying for the correct type of licence before you confirm payment. You should also check that the location is within West Berkshire (you can find a map of the district here). To cover our administration costs, we can generally only offer a 50% refund where licence applications contain errors or where applicants withdraw their application before it has been granted. Once an application has been processed and granted, we are not able to give refunds if you tell us you no longer need the licence.

Planned works

To apply to close a road, footpath or public right of way (PROW) for planned works, complete  our TTRO application form [84KB]  and send it to our Streetworks Team. You need to apply at least ten weeks before your proposed closure date. This gives us time to make sure that the closure does not clash with any other works or events and to advertise it.

The applicant will need to pay a fee of £2,434. This cost includes advertising and admin fees. The applicant is also responsible for providing all traffic management around the site and restriction.

Emergency works

To apply to close a road, footpath or public right of way (PROW) for emergency works, complete  our TTRO application form [84KB]  and send it to our Streetworks Team as soon as possible. 

The applicant will need to pay a fee of £2,434. The applicant is also responsible for providing all traffic management around the site and restriction.

Events and street parties

There are different methods for closing a road for a street party and closing a road for an event. Street parties and events follow different legislation and have different criteria.

Street parties must:

• not be publicised for the general public
• invite the residents of one or two streets only
• not include amplified entertainment
• not sell alcohol or food
• take place on a cul de sac (no through road)
• not include attractions such as fireworks or bouncy castle

If your proposal does not meet all of these criteria, you must submit an application to hold an event (not a street party).

Close a road for a street party

If your proposal meets all of the street party criteria (listed above), complete and send our  Street Party Application Form [48KB]  and  Street Party Risk Assessment Template [14KB]  to our Traffic and Road Safety Team at least four weeks before the event.

If your proposal meets all of the street party criteria, there is no requirement for West Berkshire Council to see evidence of Public Liability Insurance. However, we do strongly advise that all organisers consider taking out Public Liability Insurance.

There is no cost to make a TTRO in order to hold a street party.

Close a road for an event

Events must take place on the road, footpath or public right of way (PROW) and not on private land next to it.

Event legislation does not cover closing a road to facilitate access to an event on private land. To close a road for access to an event on private land, you must apply for a TTRO for 'planned works' (see above).

To apply to close a road for an event on the highway, complete and send our  Event Application Form [129KB] , a risk assessment and evidence of Public Liability Insurance to the Traffic and Road Safety Team.

All organisers will be responsible for providing all traffic management around the event and restriction. West Berkshire Council do not provide traffic management, marshals, signs, cones, or barriers for events.
 

Event application deadlines

To help provide the best service to residents and businesses, we will make four Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs) throughout the year. We will make these consolidated TROs every three months and will aim to include all regular and known events for the next 3-month period at no cost to the organisers.

Please submit your event application within the deadlines shown below. Any event applications received after the deadlines shown below may be subject to a £96 fee.