Shropshire Council scaffold licence

What Shropshire 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.

Shropshire 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

Shropshire Council

Checked by hand

Apply at least

14 days

before the scaffold goes up

Licence fee£200

Notice14 days

Council takesNot published

Fee covers: Scaffolding or Hoarding License Fee £200 (Highways application fees 2026/27).

Extension(Scaffolding licence extension fee)£150

Other charges

Unlicensed scaffolding£400

Insurance needed: £5 million public liability

What the council asks for (4)

Apply online at least ten working days ahead; emergency work: contact the Street Works Team first
Market-town embargoes (emergency works only): Christmas (2nd Monday in November to early January), 10 days at Good Friday, 1 week in August for the Flower Show
After applying you'll be emailed a list of documents to provide; payment is taken by phone
Check with Planning whether permission is needed

In the council's words

“Scaffolding or Hoarding License Fee £200 Application Type Scaffolding License Extension Fee £150 Application Type Unlicensed Scaffolding Fee £400”

next.shropshire.gov.ukChecked 13 Oct 2026

Apply on the council's site