Cost of fees

Highway licences fees and duration are changing from 1 April 2024.

The cost of licences, including renewals, for skips and temporary structures or material on the highway will increase from 1 April 2024. 

The duration of the skip and material licences will also change to a maximum of 1 month only per application.

Licences to erect temporary scaffolding, hoarding or to deposit building material on the highway will cost £669 per application. The cost for a mobile lifting operation licence increases to £735.

A licence to deposit a skip on the highway will cost £143 per application.

The admin fee for holding a deposit for a licence will be £64.50 per application.

The charges for suspending a parking bay will also increase from 1 April 2024.

Skip licence, highway licences and dispensation fees

Please note that the application fees for a highway licence, skip licence or a renewal must be paid for each period requested.

The fees from 1 April 2023 are:

Skip licence
  Fee per application Min. licence period

Max. licence period

Builders skip licence       £135 1 day 3 months    

From 5 August 2021, there is a non-refundable admin charge per licence for holding onto a deposit. 

Highway licences
  Fee per application Min. licence period Max. licence period Non-refundable, deposit holding admin fee (applies from 5 August 2021)
Temporary Structure licence £312 1 day 3 months  £62
Plant and Materials licence £312 1 day 3 months     £62

Please note that all fees apply per application per period requested.

Conditions

All suspension charges and deposits are in addition to the above.

From 5 August 2021, a non-refundable admin charge applies per licence for holding a deposit as security. 

We issue these licences, and skip renewals, for any period (1 day up to a maximum of three months) per application. 

Yellow line dispensations are charged daily on the same basis as a suspension fee and must be paid for on approval.

Last updated: 23 March 2024