London Borough of Croydon scaffold licence

What London Borough of Croydon 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.

London Borough of Croydon 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

London Borough of Croydon

Checked by hand

Apply by

Not published

This council doesn't say how much notice it needs. Allow at least two weeks and check with them.

Licence fee£488per 4 weeks

NoticeNot published

Council takesNot published

Fee covers: Scaffolding licence per 4 weeks, per elevation

See all 7 prices (1 to 28 days)

Every licence price this council publishes
Scaffolding, per elevation, per 4 weeks	£488
Scaffolding over 10 m long, per elevation, per 4 weeks	£610
Mobile scaffold, 1 day	£299
Mobile scaffold, 2 days	£362
Mobile scaffold, 3 days	£425
Mobile scaffold, each additional day	£63
Hoarding, per elevation, per 4 weeks	£488

Extension(Charged per 4 weeks, per elevation (£610 over 10m))£488

Other charges

Refundable bond deposit (scaffolding)Per square metre of enclosed highway£50
Refundable bond deposit (mobile scaffold)£200

What the council asks for (4)

Apply online for a licence to occupy the road in connection with building work
Pay the licence fee, then the bond deposit (the council phones if over £10,000)
Charged per elevation; scaffolding over 10m costs more
The bond is refunded after works are completed

In the council's words

“Scaffolding licence £488 per 4 weeks (per elevation for hoarding and scaffold) £610 per 4 weeks (per elevation for hoarding or scaffolding over 10m in length)”

croydon.gov.ukChecked 13 Oct 2026

Apply on the council's site