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Commons · Question 95244 · Tabled 27 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 5 Dec 2025

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Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has issued guidance on the application of pavement licence caps in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023 across highways maintainable at public expens

Answer

Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh, 5 Dec 2025

The Pavement Licence (Fees) Regulations 2023, made under the Business and Planning Act 2020, set national fee caps of £500 for new pavement licences and £350 for renewals. The guidance (Pavement licences: guidance - GOV.UK) sets out that licences can only...