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:
Fee per application | Min. licence period |
Max. licence period |
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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.
Fee per application | Min. licence period | Max. licence period | Non-refundable, deposit holding admin fee (applies from 5 August 2021) | |
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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