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Highway licences

How to apply for a licence including skips, scaffolds, mobile elevating work platforms or building materials on a public road, pavement or verge.
Fees and charges summary
Outlining the various costs for all licences (including extension fee costs)
Scaffold or hoarding licence
How to apply for any scaffold or hoarding on a public road, pavement, or verge.
Skip licence
How to apply for or renew a licence to place a skip on a public road, pavement or verge.
Street lighting column attachments and/or electrical installations on or over the highway licence
How to apply to attach seasonal decorations, banners or baskets to street lights or electrical installations on or over a public road, pavement or verge.
Building materials licence
How to apply for a licence to temporarily store building materials (inc Skip Bags) on a public road, pavement or verge.
Container cabins or welfare facilities licence
How to apply for a licence to place a container, cabin or welfare unit on a public road, pavement or verge.
Crane (inc oversail), Mobile Elevating Work Platform, Mobile Tower Scaffold or other forms of lifting equipment licence
How to apply for a crane (inc oversail), mobile elevating work platform or other forms of lifting equipment on or over a public road, pavement or verge.
Non-illuminated banners and seasonal decorations licence
How to apply for a licence to erect non-illuminated banners or seasonal decorations on or over a public road, pavement or verge.
Pay for a highway licence
How to pay for a Highway licence including skip, scaffolding, containers, welfare units and non-illuminated banners on a public road, pavement or verge.
Planting and cultivation licence
How to apply for a licence for planting/cultivating on a public road, pavement or verge.
Signing to new developments licence
How to apply for a licence to place signing to new developments on a public road, pavement or verge.
Street furniture licence
How to apply for a licence to install street furniture such as benches and notice boards on a public road, pavement or verge.