2. Large street party

A larger street party has one or more of the following:

• less than 500 people attending
• sale of alcohol
• entertainment like live music or performances

You’ll need a:

• Street Party Road Closure Order
• Temporary Event Notice (TEN) which costs £21

You won’t be charged for a Street Party Road Closure Order.

Allow at least six weeks to apply for the Street Party Road Closure Order and the Temporary Event Notice.

3. Street event

A street event has one or more of the following:

• more than one road closed
• more than 500 people attending. If more than 5000 are attending, you should give us 8 months’ notice. If more than 20,000 are attending, you should give us 12 months’ notice.
• sale of alcohol
• entertainment like live music or performances
• items like portable toilets, generators, staging, funfair rides, catering, trade stalls and lighting on site

You’ll need either a:

• Street Party Road Closure Order
• Section 16 application form, which currently costs either £514 or £1027

You won’t be charged for a Street Party Road Closure Order.

Contact traffic@bristol.gov.uk to check which one you need.

You'll also need:

• a premises license
• an outdoor event site permission 

You should allow:

• six weeks to apply for the road closure and premises license
• three months to apply for the site permission
• three months to apply for a Section 16 road closure Order

Late applications won't be accepted.

4. Apply for a Road Closure Order

During your application you’ll need to:

• upload a street closure plan, such as a screenshot or a sketch map
• let us know what signs and barriers you’ll have in place to make sure your road closure is safe
• attach a copy of the letter to residents, informing them of the road closure

Apply for a road closure

Contact traffic@bristol.gov.uk if you need a Section 16 application or if you have questions about a proposed street party or event road closure.

5. What we do after we get your application

After we receive your application form we'll:

• talk to people who may be affected by the road closure
• let the Police, emergency services and bus operators know about the road closure
• write a legal Order for you to display on the street before your event
• give you advice on how to manage traffic if needed

You can track the progress of your application on our Street parties and events report. The most recent applications are at the bottom of the document.

6. Marches, processions and races

You won’t need a road closure or any other licence if your event is moving, such as a march, procession or race.

Your event can be managed safely with marshals.

Email traffic@bristol.gov.uk at least four weeks before the event.

You’ll need to tell us:

• date and times
• roads affected
• nature of the event
• proposed traffic management measures
• contact name and numbers of the organiser

7. Road closure and diverted traffic signs

To close your road safely, you’ll need:

• road closed signs at each point of the road closure 
• road ahead closed signs at the junction before, if only part of a road is closed
• a small barrier of cones to show where the road is closed 

You'll need diversion signs if you're closing more than a small local road:

• at the start of where traffic needs to be diverted and at the end of the diversion
• diverted traffic signs at each significant junction along the route of the diversion

Streets Alive and Playing Out can also give you advice on how to get road closure signs. You should be able to get signs and cones free from your local community centre. You can also check our list of suppliers.