You may be charged a highway licence late notification fee of £33 if you do not give enough notice. Where notice is required, this is shown in the table below.
Licence type | Notice required | Cost |
Application for skips (7 days) |
2 days |
£20 |
Scaffolding licence |
7 days |
£55 admin fee £71 inspection fee per month or part of |
Hoarding licence |
7 days |
£55 admin fee £71 inspection fee per month or part of |
Deposits of materials upon the highway |
7 days |
£55 admin fee £71 inspection fee per month or part of |
Placement of containers, cabins, welfare facilities on the highway |
7 days |
£55 admin fee £71 inspection fee per month or part of |
Tower crane / oversail licence |
14 days |
£55 admin fee £71 inspection fee per month or part of |
Mobile elevated work platform (cherry pickers) or mobile crane licence |
7 days |
£55 admin fee £71 inspection fee per month or part of |
Canopies, balconies etc. |
2 months |
£55 admin fee £71 inspection fee per month or part of |
Apparatus on the highway |
7 days |
£55 admin fee £71 inspection fee per month or part of |
Cables and rails over the highway |
7 days |
£55 admin fee £71 inspection fee per month or part of |
Vehicle crossing licence |
14 days |
£55 admin fee £71 inspection fee per month or part of |
Road opening notices |
20 days |
£55 admin fee £109 inspection fee per month or part of |
Section 50 (street works) licence - new apparatus |
28 days |
£174 admin fee £196 capitalised fee £142 inspection fee for each 200m length |
Section 50 (street works) licence - existing apparatus |
28 days |
£83 admin fee £137 inspection fee for each 200m length |
Street café licence |
2 months |
£487 for new applications £142 annual renewal fee |
Building works to cellars |
14 days |
£484 licence fee £142 inspection fee per month or part of |
Advertising boards |
2 months |
£119 for new applications £70 annual renewal fee |
Display of goods (up to 5m2) |
2 months |
£119 for new applications £70 annual renewal |
Display (over 5m2) |
2 months |
£185 for new applications £138 annual renewal |