Roads and pavements

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: 11 June 2025

Services

Maintaining roads and pavements

Information on our programme to maintain roads and pavements in the borough.

Street enforcement

Role of our Street Enforcement Team and fixed penalty notices

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.

List of streets

A list of streets in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.

Abandoned vehicles

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.

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.

Requesting a bench

How to request the placement of a bench on the highway.

Technical approval for highway structures

Information and guidance on the approval in principle (AIP) process for highway structures.