City of London Corporation scaffold licence

What City of London Corporation 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.

City of London Corporation 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

City of London Corporation

Checked by hand

Apply at least

28 days

before the scaffold goes up

Licence fee£720

Notice28 days

Council takesNot published

Fee covers: Scaffolding and hoarding licence, up to one month per street

See all 4 prices (7 to 30 days)

Every licence price this council publishes
Up to seven days, per street	£620
Up to one month, per street	£720
Each month thereafter, per street	£725
With welfare facilities, each month thereafter or part, per street	£1,465

Extension(Each month thereafter, per street)£725

Other charges

Site visit before applyingRequired: the council meets you on site, then sends the application pack£340

What the council asks for (4)

Call 020 7606 3030 or email the Scaffolding team to arrange a site visit before applying
After the site meeting the council sends an application pack
Materials and skips may not be placed on City highway: they must sit inside a licensed hoarding
TfL is the highway authority for the City's red routes: apply to TfL there

In the council's words

“Scaffolding and hoarding licence fees Duration Fee Up to seven days per street £620 Up to one month per street £720 Each month thereafter, per street £725”

cityoflondon.gov.ukChecked 13 Oct 2026

Apply on the council's site