Buckinghamshire Council scaffold licence

What Buckinghamshire Council charges for a scaffolding or hoarding licence, how much notice it needs, and where to apply. Add the day your scaffold goes up to get the date you have to apply by.

Buckinghamshire Council licenses scaffolding on the roads it looks after. If you're not sure a site is on one of them, look up its postcode.

Scaffold goes up

Council to apply to

Buckinghamshire Council

Checked by hand

Apply at least

28 days

before the scaffold goes up

Licence fee£402.78

NoticeNot published

Council takes28 days

Fee covers: Cost to apply for a scaffolding licence, valid for 28 days

See all 3 prices

Every licence price this council publishes
Scaffolding licence (28 days)	£402.78
Renewal	£69.09
Retrospective licence (scaffold already up)	£777.63

Extension(Cost to renew a scaffolding licence)£69.09

Insurance needed: £10 million public liability
Longest licence: 28 days

What the council asks for (9)

Must be a registered scaffolding company to apply
Copy of public liability insurance certificate for £10 million
Clear photograph or map of the location
Copy of CRSIS qualification or equivalent
Copy of New Roads and Street Works Act accreditation (operative and supervisor)
A precise description of the site where scaffolding will be placed
Type of structure and dimension details
Intended start and end date
Licences are valid for 28 days

In the council's words

“You can apply online to purchase a scaffolding licence, it costs £402.78”

buckinghamshire.gov.ukChecked 13 Oct 2026

Apply on the council's site