Hull City Council scaffold licence

What Hull City 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.

Hull City 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

Hull City Council

Checked by hand

Apply at least

14 days

before the scaffold goes up

Licence fee£351

NoticeNot published

Council takes14 days

Fee covers: Scaffolding/Cherry picker/Mewp/Crane/Compound/Hoarding permit for 1 month

See all 2 prices

Every licence price this council publishes
Scaffolding, hoarding, cherry picker, MEWP or crane, 1 month	£351
Scaffolding, hoarding, cherry picker, MEWP or crane, 1 week	£117

Extension(Scaffolding/Cherry picker/Mewp/Crane/Compound/Hoarding permit for 1 week (additional period))£117

What the council asks for (2)

Apply for a highway permit online.
Urgent works (risk to life and limb or significant property damage): phone 01482 612 976 (8am to 3pm) or 01482 300 300 out of hours to discuss an emergency permit; evidence such as a risk assessment or surveyor's report is needed.

In the council's words

“Scaffolding/ Cherry picker /Mewp/Crane / Compound/ Hoarding (for 1 month) | £351”

hull.gov.ukChecked 13 Oct 2026

Apply on the council's site