Licensing Fees and Information
Highway licence fees are changing from 1 April 2025
The cost of licences, including renewals, for skips and temporary structures or material on the highway, and other licencing fees, will increase from 1 April 2025:
- licences to erect scaffolding, temporary structures, hoarding or to deposit building material on the highway will cost £683 per application
- mobile lifting operation licence increases to £750
- licence to deposit a skip on the highway will cost £146 per application
- administration fee for holding a deposit for a licence will be £66 per application
Charges for suspending a parking bay will also increase from 1 April 2025.
Last updated: 20 May 2025
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