North Tyneside Council scaffold licence

What North Tyneside 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.

North Tyneside 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

North Tyneside Council

Checked by hand

Apply at least

5 days

before the scaffold goes up

Licence fee£85

Notice5 days

Council takesNot published

Fee covers: Scaffold/MEWP/hoarding licence (rate set by the council's June 2026 fees decision, up from £35)

See all 2 prices

Every licence price this council publishes
Scaffold, MEWP or hoarding licence	£85
Less than 5 days' notice	£100

ExtensionNot published

Insurance needed: £5 million public liability

What the council asks for (5)

One accredited supervisor and at least one accredited operative on site while working
Keep the scaffold in good order; no adverts without written consent
Display the contractor's (and owner's) name board; incomplete scaffolds need a 'Scaffold Incomplete' notice and lamps overnight
Take down immediately at expiry or completion and notify the local highway office in writing
Public liability insurance of at least £5 million; licences won't run past the certificate's end date

In the council's words

“Scaffold/MEWPS/Hoarding £35.00 £85.00 142.85% Scaffold/MEWPS/Hoarding – less than 5 days' notice £50.00 £100.00”

northtyneside.gov.ukChecked 13 Oct 2026

Apply on the council's site