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A Temporary Traffic Regulation Order (TTRO) or Temporary Traffic Regulation Notice (TTRN) temporarily limits or changes vehicular regulations on the highway.
We use TTROs for restrictions with a duration of 6 consecutive calendar days or more, up to a maximum period of 18 months.
We use TTRNs for:
You need to follow a different process if you need to introduce restrictions for an event on the highway.
If you need to close a private or unadopted road, contact the landowner to get their permission.
If you need to close a pavement (footway and cycleway) running adjacent to a road you can make a road space booking.
The minimum standard notice period is 3 months (13 weeks) regardless of the duration of the activity and whether a TTRO or TTRN is required or issued.
Please try to plan your activities so the right notice can be given.
You can contact us to discuss a shorter notice period (early start) for planned situations, subject to:
Agreement for reduced notice must be sought before applying, failure to do this may result in an application being declined.
Genuine emergency situations come with little or no notice.
We offer reduced fees for planned situations if you:
Planned work cost
Any applications received with less than 13 weeks' notice and which haven't been agreed in advance with Dorset Council may be declined.
How long the restriction is for | Cost |
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Up to 24 hours | £378 |
Up to 21 days | £531 |
It costs £231 to extend or cancel a TTRO or TTRN.
We may charge extra costs such as advertising costs. This will depend on how far the application has progressed.
It costs £121 for parking suspension signs.
This includes the cost of making them and putting them out. This is so that our parking Civil Enforcement Officers can enforce restrictions in suspended parking bays.