Filming on Highways
Guide to filming on Hampshire’s highways
Please note that Hampshire County Council does not issue filming permits.
We have three categories of filming on highways:
- Highways filming for general visuals/within highways regulations
- traffic managed filming/managed highways filming
- road closures for filming/street furniture removal/roads prepared
- Highways filming general visuals/within highways regulations
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You can do some filming on the highway without having to inform the highways team:
- general visuals which will not obstruct pedestrians or public vehicles on the highway
- within a vehicle that is abiding by the highway laws
- where traffic management is not required
Check if there are any events, roadworks or temporary road closures planned when you want to film.
- Cables on/over the Highway
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Should you require any cables to be placed on or over the Highway then additional consent is required.
When applying for this consent it is a requirement that;
- The applicant shall hold £5 million public liability insurance
- Provide a plan showing the precise location where the cables are to be erected
- When the application is reviewed, if required, you may also be asked to provide the following additional documentation;
- A risk assessment
- Signing and guarding proposals
- Traffic Managed filming / Managed Highways filming
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If you need a road to be controlled for up to 15 minutes, inform the Highways team at least one month in advance.
Provide the following information:
- timings and dates of filming (including set up and strike)
- proposed road(s) for filming
- detailed description of highways filming taking place, type of driving undertaken
- reason why the road needs to be controlled
- your traffic management plan
- traffic management company
- detail of removal of street furniture required
- number of crew and cast
- filming equipment you'll be using
- confirmation that you hold public liability insurance
- Road closures for filming/street furniture removal/roads prepared
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If you have a larger production which requires the road to be closed to film safely, contact the Highways team at least six weeks in advance. You will need to pay for a road closure. The Highways Team will provide full details.
Provide the following information:
- timings and dates of filming (including set up and strike)
- proposed road(s) for filming
- detailed description of highways filming taking place, type of driving undertaken
- reason why the road needs to be closed
- your traffic management plan
- traffic management company
- detail of removal of street furniture required
- number of crew and cast
- filming equipment you'll be using
- confirmation that you hold public liability insurance
