South Tyneside Council scaffold licence

What South 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.

South 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

South Tyneside Council

Checked by hand

Apply at least

7 days

before the scaffold goes up

Licence fee£85

Notice7 days

Council takesNot published

Fee covers: Scaffold and hoarding licences: £85 (the charge covers a period of up to one calendar month).

ExtensionNot published

Insurance needed: £5 million public liability
Longest licence: 30 days

What the council asks for (7)

Apply online or on the printable form, with a sketch plan of the scaffold's location; renewals use the same form with the current permit number.
The fee must come with the application, which isn't processed without it.
Evidence of public liability insurance for at least £5 million, and the council must be indemnified against claims.
A building control surveyor visits the site before the licence is agreed.
Keep 1.5m of clear footway in busy areas (1.2m may be accepted elsewhere) and 2.6m clear headroom over the footway.
Light the structure at night with red lamps at each end and every 6 metres, and show 'DANGER — MEN WORKING ABOVE' signs and the licensee's contact details.
Record the condition of the footway before erecting: you'll be charged for any damage.

This council keeps its licence details behind a sign-in. What we show is what it publishes openly.

In the council's words

“Scaffold and hoarding licences: £85”

southtyneside.gov.ukChecked 13 Oct 2026

Apply on the council's site