Street parties

How to apply for a road closure for a street party that celebrates a royal or national event, or to put on another type of community event.

What's involved? 

These events must be:

• organised and funded by the applicant
• in a residential road
• no longer than three hours in duration - except for national or Royal events when roads can be closed between 9am and 10pm
• covered by £1m public liability insurance, paid for by the organiser
• agreed by the residents of the street before you apply

Please note: We cannot close part of a major road or bus route.

How much?

In the case of a Royal or national events, we won't charge for the road closure notice or the barriers which manage traffic.

For all other community events, we will charge £3,025 (excluding VAT) for a road closure notice, and you must organise and pay for the barriers. 

How to apply

Complete the online street party application form below. 

Your request to hold a street party using a road closure will then be considered, and a response sent back to you within 10 working days explaining the next steps.

Submit a street party application online

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Event funding

You can apply to the National Lottery for funding between £300 and £10,000 to support your community event - find out more on the National Lottery website.