Roads and infrastructure fees and charges

Includes fees and charges for activities on or around public roads, for example, deposit of material, road works, street cafes, valid from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027.

Trading and parking space let charges

Charges apply for reserving on-street parking spaces or road space for commercial, semi-commercial or authorised organisational activities.

A table showing charges relating to reserving parking spaces for trading.

Activity

Charges

Semi-commercial and HM forces (2 spaces per day)

£ 94.10

Commercial lets (2 spaces per day)

£188.20

Market Hill (annual, Castle Douglas)

£1,493.40

Crowd control barrier rental 

Charges apply for the hire of crowd control barriers to support safe management of events and activities

You can hire crowd control barriers to support safe management of event and activities. A single barrier costs £1.05.

Funfairs and car park occupation charges

Fees apply for the use of council car parks or road space to operate funfairs. Charges vary depending on the size and duration of the fair.

A table showing charges relating to the use of council car parks or roads.

Type

Charges

Large fairs (8 to 10 units) – first 3 days

£265.50

Large fairs (8 to 10 units) – further days

£268.85

Large fairs (8 to 10 units) – non-operational

£135.55

Funfairs not displacing public parking

£135.55

Medium fairs (5 to 7 units) – first 3 days

£200.50

Medium fairs (5 to7 units) – further days

£171.40

Medium fairs (5 to 7 units) – non-operational

£112.00

Funfairs not displacing public parking

£112.00

Small fairs (4 units or less) – first 3 days

  £52.65

Small fairs (4 units or less) – further days

  £52.65

Small fairs (4 units or less) – non-operational

  £35.85

Funfairs not displacing public parking

  £35.85