Derby City scaffold licence

What Derby City 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.

Derby City 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

Derby City

Checked by hand

Apply at least

14 days

before the scaffold goes up

Licence fee£205per 28 days

Notice14 days

Council takesNot published

Fee covers: Licence fee for a 28-day period

See all 2 prices

Every licence price this council publishes
28 day licence	£205
Each extra two weeks	£102.50

Extension(Extra fee for each additional two weeks beyond the initial 28-day period)£102.50

Insurance needed: £5 million public liability

What the council asks for (6)

Provide copy of current public liability insurance for minimum £5 million
Must comply with regulations, standard conditions and any special conditions set by Council
Inspect the area and report any existing damage before placing scaffolding/hoarding
Fee is non-refundable even if permission is refused
Must apply again before licence runs out if longer than 28 days needed
Must state on application if licence needed for more or less than 28 days

In the council's words

“A Scaffold or Hoarding Licence costs £205 for a licence period of 28 days.”

derby.gov.ukChecked 13 Oct 2026

Apply on the council's site