Processing, granting and enforcing licences for activities
which are restricted by legislation.
There are two main types of licence: those which have to be paid
for and those that are free.
Licences which have to be paid for:
- opening streets for private works;
- road closure;
- scaffold licence (only issued to scaffolding contractors);
and
- skip licence (only issued to skip hire companies).
Free licences:
- building bus shelters;
- erecting village signs.
- installing grit bins;
- installing hanging baskets;
- installing seats on verges and pavements;
- planting in the road - such as flowers on roundabouts, bulbs
and trees on verges; and
- putting banners across streets.
Trunk roads are managed by W S Atkins on behalf
of the Highways
Agency. Any questions regarding these roads should be
directed to them rather than Suffolk County Council.
Requests for licences in the following towns should be
directed to:
Street closures for events including fairs, fun runs and races
are dealt with by your
district or borough
council.
For more information contact the
Customer Service
Centre. | | |