Licence for Scaffolding, Hoarding, Mobile Crane and Oversail
When carrying out any building work/maintenance or removal of any part of a property which is adjacent to the public highway (road, pavement or rear access road), the safety of all users of the highway is paramount.
To place a Scaffold/Hoarding/Mobile Crane on any part of the highway you must first of all obtain a licence from this Authority
The unauthorised placement of Scaffolding/Hoarding/Mobile Crane within a highway is both dangerous and illegal
Copies of the Highways Act 1980 can be purchased from Her Majesty's Stationery Office or via this link Highways Act 1980
To report a Scaffold or Hoarding, please visit the following eform where you are able to report Skips, Scaffolds and Hoarding.
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Application Forms
- 169 Scaffold Application Form
- Download (1.65MB - DOCX)
- 172 Application Hoarding
- Download (898KB - DOCX)
- 178 Crane License Application
- Download (66KB - DOCX)
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