Citation, commencement and extent

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Street Works (Charges for Occupation of the Highway) (East Sussex County Council) Order 2025.

(2) This Order extends to England and Wales.

(3) This Order comes into force on 1st April 2025.

Approval of local highway authority

2.  The Secretary of State approves East Sussex County Council for the purpose of requiring charges to be paid under the Street Works (Charges for Occupation of the Highway) (England) Regulations 2012( 2) in accordance with the East Sussex County Council Lane Rental Scheme which was submitted to the Secretary of State on 8th October 2024 and subsequently approved by her.

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order provides approval for East Sussex County Council to require the payment of charges in accordance with the East Sussex Lane Rental Scheme (“ the Scheme”) for certain street works carried out in the highway.

The requirement to pay charges to an Approved Authority is set out in the Street Works (Charges for Occupation of the Highway) (England) Regulations 2012 (“ the 2012 Regulations”) ( S.I. 2012/425). The term “Approved Authority” is defined in regulation 2 of the 2012 Regulations. This Order will bring the Council within the definition of “ Approved Authority” for the purposes of the 2012 Regulations.

The Scheme, which has been submitted to and approved by the Secretary of State, is designed to control the carrying out of works in specified “Traffic-Sensitive Locations” at “Traffic-Sensitive Times”. Traffic-sensitive locations and traffic-sensitive times are defined in the 2012 Regulations. This will be achieved by requiring the payment of a charge, in accordance with the 2012 Regulations, for each day that the street is occupied by the works. East Sussex County Council may reduce or waive the daily charge and the Scheme contains guidance as to when a discount will be applied.

A copy of the Scheme can be inspected at the offices of East Sussex County Council, County Hall, St Anne’s Crescent, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 1UE. It is also available to view on East Sussex County Council’s website found atwww.eastsussex.gov.uk.