Council to apply to
North Somerset Council
Apply at least
7 days
before the scaffold goes upLicence fee£99
Notice5 days
Council takes7 days
Fee covers: Licence to locate scaffolding, fencing or hoarding in the highway (standard fee, VAT exempt)
See all 8 prices
| Licence to locate scaffolding, fencing or hoarding in the highway | £99 |
|---|---|
| Skips, Mewps, building materials, cables/pipes or other objects on/across the highway | £86 |
| Skips, Mewps, building materials, cables/pipes or other objects on/across the highway (less than five working days notice) | £122 |
| Retrospective licence to locate skips, Mewps, building materials, cables/pipes or other objects on/across the highway | £172 |
| Scaffolding, fencing or hoarding licences (less than five days notice) | £122 |
| Retrospective permission for scaffolding, fencing or hoarding in the highway | £200 |
| Licence to over-sail the highway using a Tower or Mobile crane | £300 |
| Retrospective licence to over-sail the highway using a Tower or Mobile crane | £600 |
Extension(Scaffolding, fencing or hoarding licences with less than five days notice / short notice fee)£122
Other charges
- Highway licence follow up feeMay apply where follow up for payment has been requested (after expiry of initial licence) on more than one occasion£30
- Amendment or further copy of licenceAny amendment to or a further copy of a licence already issued£30
- Highway licence additional inspectionMay apply where licensee has not adhered to requirements of approved licence and/or further amendments are required£55
- Insurance needed
- £5 million public liability
- Longest licence
- 28 days
What the council asks for (7)
- Applications must be made by the company providing the service or carrying out the work
- Must be made at least five working days before needed (four weeks for oversailing licence)
- Must be sent in with the applicable fee
- Council must hold valid copy of company's public liability insurance, minimum £5m
- Insurance certificate to be emailed annually to streetworks@n-somerset.gov.uk upon renewal
- Permits granted for minimum one day up to maximum 28 days
- Council may remove unauthorised objects/structures and charge fees including storage
In the council's words
“Licence to locate scaffolding, fencing or hoarding in the highway 99.00”
n-somerset.gov.ukChecked 28 Sept 2026