Film requests: Network and Traffic Management

Temporary traffic management, road closures, parking suspensions, crane licences and temporary structure requests must be applied for separately through the Network and Traffic Management Team. 

Timeframes

• Road closures need to be applied for, a minimum of three months prior to the required date.
• Your Traffic Management company may recommend using stop/go to facilitate the shoot. If so, a road space booking must be submitted as soon as possible and no later than two weeks prior to the required date.
• A plan from a specialist traffic management company must be submitted with any road closure application or road space booking application.
• Parking suspension applications must be submitted at least four weeks before the suspension date.

Stop/Go restrictions

• A maximum of three holds per hour are permitted.
• Each hold must not exceed five minutes.

All approvals are subject to road space availability and the suitability of the supporting documentation provided.

The Highways team approves all road closures, including those for filming. However, you must obtain both highways approval and a letter of no objection from the council film office before filming can proceed. Application fees apply and vary depending on the complexity of the request.

Parking

Parking suspensions and dispensations may be available in some council car parks and on-street bays to support filming. Please note that a parking suspension only prevents other vehicles from parking in the bay and does not in itself grant permission for production vehicles to use the space.

Unit bases

The film office manages applications for unit bases at council car parks. Commonly used locations include River Street, Alma Road, Coach Park and Alexandra Gardens car parks in Windsor.

Hire charge depends on duration and number of spaces required. For guidance, please contact filmunit@rbwm.gov.uk.

Please note there is a film office administration charge of £150+VAT for coordinating these requests.

On street parking

Please contact the film office to discuss your requirements for on street parking to facilitate your shoot. There is a separate form and applicable fees for parking suspensions and dispensations from the parking department which may need to be completed.