Roads and pavements
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.
Services
Temporary structures
How to apply for a licence for a temporary structure licence or to store materials or plant, including information about costs and conditions.
Cost of fees
Maintaining roads and pavements
Information on our programme to maintain roads and pavements in the borough.
Street enforcement
Street lighting
Information about street lighting design in the borough.
Highway status enquiries
Information about full land charge searches, CON29 enquiries and highway status enquiries.
CTMP guidance
Information about Construction Traffic Management Plans including guidance notes and a pro-forma.
Apply for a highway excavation licence
How to apply for a licence to lift the footway and make a temporary excavation, including licence conditions.
Terms and Conditions for Highway licences
Highways licences
Find out which highways licence you need to apply for if you want to use the public highway for private purposes.
List of streets
A list of streets in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
Managing construction traffic
Information about submitting a Construction Traffic Management Plan (CTMP) for parking availability and road safety.
Abandoned vehicles
Information about penalties for abandoning a vehicle on the public highway.
Roadworks fines
Information about maximum fines for offences on public highways. This includes placing a skip on the highway without a licence.
Advice for scaffolders
Advice for scaffolders working in Kensington and Chelsea.
Apply for a skip permit
Maximum fines
damaging a road - £1000 plus the cost of the repair
Idling Engines- Don’t Be Idle
It is an offence to leave the engine running when your vehicle is parked.
Dropped kerbs
Dropped kerbs help wheelchair and mobility scooter users.
Privacy Notice for Parking Services
Important information about your privacy and how we process your information.
Oversailing Licence
Any structure which permanently overhangs the public highway must be licensed in accordance with Section 177 of the Highways Act 1980. This is often referred to as an oversailing licence.
Requesting a bench
How to request the palcement of a bench on the highway.