These conditions are applicable in East Ayrshire Council and in South Ayrshire Council (hereunder called “the Council”) as per Section 58 of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984, and Section 65 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.

For the purposes of these conditions:

•  “Road” shall include footway and verge.
•  Ayrshire Roads Alliance acts on behalf of East Ayrshire Council and South Ayrshire Council.

General requirements

1. Permissions are issued on the understanding that, where required, the Council has granted Building Warrant and Planning Consent in respect of the operations.

2. The permit and these conditions shall be kept on site and shall be shown on demand, to any police officer or official from Ayrshire Roads Alliance.

3. The permission does not relieve the Applicant (or Contractor) of their duties to comply with any other enactments.

4. The holder of the permission shall indemnify and keep indemnified the Council (by proof of minimum Public Liability Insurance of £5m for each and every incident) against all actions, claims, demands, costs, charges, damages, losses and expenses of whatsoever kind or nature which may be brought or made against or incurred by the Council in respect of the negligence, omission or default of the holder of the permission or those for whom the holder of the permission is responsible arising in respect of any operation authorised by the permission unless due to the negligence of other breach of legal duty on the part of the Council or of any person for whom the Council are responsible.

5. The permission does not carry with it the right to:

• Close any public road or roads.
• Reduce the available carriageway width without the agreed traffic management in place
• (Park vehicles on any part of the footway or carriageway out with the agreed occupation zone.

6. The following plans must be provided with your road occupation permit application:

• • • • A basic layout plan or sketch to be provided for all road occupations.
      • A detailed plan must be provided for major and long term occupations of the carriageway and/or footways.
      • Plans of the Traffic Management proposals must be provided for approval.

A site meeting may be required before permission can be approved.

8. Prior to occupation of the road(s) a pre-inspection may be carried out in, conjunction with a member of Ayrshire Roads Alliance staff, to agree the existing condition of such road(s) and to indicate any special requirements the Council may have in relation to the protection of existing road surfaces.

• • • • The mixing of materials, particularly concrete, grout and mortar on the road surface is not permitted. Where such mixing is essential for work on the road, it must be carried out on properly constructed mixing boards or steel trays, and spillage on road surfaces must be prevented.
      • Gully gratings shall be covered and protected during the occupation and a channel shall be kept clear to allow surface water to drain away. No materials shall be discharged into gullies during cleaning operations (e.g. washing out concrete mixers/ready mixed concrete vehicles) or otherwise.
      • Tracked (other than rubber tracks) vehicles shall not be driven on the road.
      • Protection of special road surfaces (e.g. cobbles, setts, slabs) from metal scaffolding, containers, site huts etc. shall be by the placement of timber battens and ply sheeting as appropriate.

9. On conclusion of the works, the permit holder shall ensure that all materials are cleared from the road (including gullies) which shall be left in a clean and tidy condition, to the satisfaction of Ayrshire Roads Alliance.

• • • • Any damage caused to the road during occupancy will require to be made good, at the expense of the permit holder, to the satisfaction of Ayrshire Roads Alliance.
      •  If the permit holder fails to comply with the requirements of Clauses 9(i) or 9(ii) of these conditions, Ayrshire Roads Alliance may undertake such work as they consider necessary in terms of the above Clauses and may recover, from the permit holder, such expenses as are reasonably incurred in doing so.

10. The Applicant shall make all necessary provision to ensure that the needs of disabled people are met in the vicinity of his works by forming ramps if necessary and by giving clear visual warning to partially sighted pedestrians. All openings or obstructions on the road should be barricaded off with continuous rails, which are strong enough to offer the necessary resistance should a blind person walk into it. The top rail should be 1 metre above ground level with a second rail at a lower level.

11. A safe passage must be maintained along all footways for pedestrians, or if this is not possible, a safe alternative means of passage around the works must be provided. A safe passage must be maintained for all vehicles round the works. A safe access must be provided for entrance to all properties in use, unless the consent of the occupier of the premises has been obtained. The holder of the permission must provide all necessary traffic signs, cones, barriers and lighting shall be in accordance with the Safety at Street Works and Road Works Code of Practice or any amendment thereto.

12. Permission to occupy the road does not carry with it any right to interfere with or to obstruct access to any apparatus in or above the road and consequently, before occupation, the position of such apparatus should be determined by contacting the Statutory Undertakers or Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (Fire Hydrants).

 

13. Material and Equipment Rules

•  No material placed on the road, shall be flammable, explosive, noxious or dangerous or likely to putrefy or likely to become a nuisance to the Public. No material shall be deposited which has a deleterious effect on road surfaces.

• All materials and any other items or equipment introduced onto the road by virtue of this permission must be kept neatly stacked, and all materials shall, where appropriate, be “damped down” to prevent dust or other nuisance. Materials must be confined to the minimum area of road and in such a manner as to obviate spillage.

14. If traffic conditions are such that the operations are likely to lead to congestion, traffic management arrangements must be agreed with Ayrshire Roads Alliance, Police Scotland and, in the case of bus routes, with Strathclyde Partnership for Transport.

15. If a temporary road closure is required, consultation must take place well in advance to allow the necessary procedures to be followed. A minimum of 6 weeks must be allowed for advance notice of a Road Closure, and the Applicant will be responsible for the significant costs incurred by the Council (please contact The Ayrshire Roads Alliance on 01563 576310 for further details).

16. At the discretion of the Council charges may be levied for occupation of fee generating on parking spaces to cover loss of income.

17. The permit holder will be responsible for ensuring that all necessary measures are taken to deter unauthorised access to electric apparatus and cables (including overhead cables) which are adjacent to scaffolding, staging, ladders, climbing rails, hoarding, huts, porta-cabins, containers, trailers, vehicles, plant, materials and the like.

18. Prior to commencement of work, Ayrshire Roads Alliance Street Lighting Team must be contacted on 01563 503160, by the permit holder, to establish protective measures required in relation to overhead lighting cables or associated apparatus.

 

 

Additional requirements relating specifically to Scaffolding and Hoardings

19. All scaffolding applications shall be accompanied by a Design Certificate and shall comply with the current edition of British Standard Code of Practice BS EN 12811 Part 1.

• • • The minimum headroom provided for pedestrians shall be 2.3 metres and the minimum footway width to be 1.2 metres.
    • If the outer scaffolding or the outer face of the hoarding is less than 450 millimetres behind the kerb face, then a timber baulk must be placed outside the scaffolding/hoarding, with traffic cones securely fixed to it.
    • A protection fan giving a minimum clearance height of 5.41 metres above the carriageway must be provided on scaffolding, except where such is totally enclosed to the satisfaction of Ayrshire Roads Alliance.

Hoarding must be angled at 45 degrees at road junctions to provide adequate sight lines; and each end to provide safe passageway for pedestrians;

• • • The Applicant will be responsible for ensuring that the scaffolding/hoarding is adequately supported and in so doing shall check for the presence of cellars and other buried structures under the road and shall design accordingly.
    • A satisfactory level of lighting must be provided to the walk through, subject to the agreement of Ayrshire Roads Alliance.

20. Scaffolding structures shall be erected immediately prior to commencement of work and dismantled immediately on completion of work.

• • • Prior Police Scotland consent may be required for erection and dismantling times for scaffolding work.
    • Within two working days of completion of scaffolding erection, a completed form must be submitted to Ayrshire Roads Alliance to attest to the fact that the scaffolding and associated plant and equipment are in good working order and comply with the recommendations of BS EN 12811 and where appropriate BS 5974.
    • Scaffolding (including that used for building support purposes) shall be inspected and reported by a competent person in accordance with the requirements of the Construction (Working Places) Regulations 1966.
    • Within two working days of scaffolding being dismantled, Ayrshire Roads Alliance must be notified of such by phone.
    • A Method Statement for the erection of the scaffolding including the times during which the scaffolding is being constructed may be required before any permission is granted.

21. Applicants are advised that: 

• • • All ladders and climbing aids should be removed nightly from the scaffold structure and securely locked away, or if this is not possible these should be chained and locked in the horizontal position.
    • On all sites where dwellings or businesses are unoccupied, consideration should be given to employing static guards or security patrols to provide security outwith normal working hours.
    • Consideration should be given to protecting the base of the structure to a height of 4 metres by means of sheet material securely bolted to the scaffolding to deter unauthorised access.

22. Visual Warning Corner poles must be clearly indicated by warning tape or sleeves. Warning signs must be provided at ends and external corners. Warning lamps must be provided during the hours of darkness (that is, between half-an-hour after sunset and half-an-hour before sunrise).

23. Any material being discarded from the upper floors of the building must be fed directly into a skip or lorry by means of a chute, capable of being retracted to give a minimum clearance height of 5.41 metres above the carriageway. Chutes should not span pedestrian or vehicular passage.

24. Poster, bills or advertisements shall not be permitted on any scaffolding, with the exception of such relating to the building contract or to the business carried out or to be carried on in the premises under construction or repair.

 

Additional requirements relating specifically to Huts / Portacabins / Containers / Trailer

25. The Contractor’s name and his daytime and night-time telephone numbers must be displayed on the side of huts, portacabins, lockfast containers and demountable trailers. In addition, where these units are site on the carriageway they must carry obligatory retro-reflective rear markings as specified in the Road Vehicle Lighting Regulations 1984.

26. Huts and the like shall not be sited on main roads or adjacent to junctions / pedestrian crossings or where traffic signs will be obstructed.

If it is necessary to locate huts and the like on the road, these shall be placed adjacent to the property undergoing building work or at the location agreed on the permit and only within compound arrangements.

 

Additional requirements relating to the use of mobile cranes and hydraulic platforms

27. The hours and method of operation of mobile cranes and hydraulic platforms must be discussed and agreed with Ayrshire Roads Alliance prior to implementation.

28. The proposed use of tile lifts, or other forms of mechanical lifting apparatus must be shown on the plan(s) submitted with the application, to ensure that the full extent of road encroachment can be assessed for approval.

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