Highways licensing fees and charges

Information about the fees for highway licences and how long the licences last.

Fees and charges from April 1 2025

Pavement licences and advertising boards

Licence type

Fee

Length of licence

New pavement licence

£500

Per annum

Renewed pavement licence

£350

Per annum

Advertising board licence

£250

Per annum

Scaffolding licences

Licence type

Fee

Length of licence

A damage deposit - a minimum of £750 applies for all for scaffold and hoarding licences (refundable on completion following verbal or written confirmation and satisfactory site inspection)

£750

Not applicable

Scaffolding licence - Commercial single frontages (and residential sites measuring up to 15m)

£600

Per month

Scaffolding licence (Any site measuring more than 15m)

£1,060

Per month

Hoarding licences

Licence type

Fee

Length of licence

A damage deposit - a minimum of £750 applies for all for hoarding licences (refundable on completion following verbal or written confirmation and satisfactory site inspection)

£750

Not applicable

Hoarding licence - Commercial single frontages (and residential sites measuring up to 15m)

£600

Per month

Hoarding licence (Any site measuring more than 15m)

£1,060

Per month

Crane licences

Licence type

Fee

Length of licence

A damage deposit - a minimum of £750 applies for all for hoarding licences (refundable on completion following verbal or written confirmation and satisfactory site inspection)

£750

Not applicable

Major crane application

£1,120

Per fortnight

Minor crane operations

£550

Per fortnight

Skips and building materials licences

Licence type

Fee

Length of licence

Skip licence

£150

Per fortnight

Builders' materials licence

£150

Per fortnight

Applications for highway licences, where applicable, also require payment for the suspension of a parking bay.

Other highway licences

Licence type

Fee

Length of licence

Storage containers (Developments, stadiums, etc)

£1,210

Per fortnight

Portaloos

£200

Per fortnight

Site huts

£370

Per fortnight

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