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Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
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Licence fee£92.50
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Fee covers: Outside the town and district centres: £92.50 for the first 7 days, then £47.50 for each further 7 days. Stockport town centre or a local district centre: £150 for the first 7 days, then £54 for each further 7 days.
See all 4 prices (7 to 7 days)
| Other areas, first 7 days | £92.50 |
|---|---|
| Other areas, each further 7 days | £47.50 |
| Town centre or a local district centre, first 7 days | £150 |
| Town centre or a local district centre, each further 7 days | £54 |
Extension(Each subsequent 7 days: £47.50 (other areas) or £54 (town centre or a local district centre).)£47.50
Other charges
- No-permit administration chargeThere will be a £74.50 administration charge for putting up a scaffold or hoarding without a permit.£74.50
What the council asks for (5)
- Apply with the scaffold permit application form and attached drawings, emailed to highwaylicences@stockport.gov.uk.
- In the town centre, put up and take down the scaffold outside normal working hours: after 6pm, before 8am or on a Sunday.
- A safe working area at ground level while erecting or dismantling, to keep pedestrians out.
- Lighting is needed unless no part of the scaffold is less than 0.45m from the carriageway.
- No part over a footway lower than 2.4m (8 feet), and a pedestrian walkway kept around or through the scaffold, wide enough for wheelchairs and prams.
In the council's words
“Charges to erect scaffolding or hoarding: Stockport Town Centre or a local district centre: £150 for the first 7 days followed by £54 for each subsequent 7 days other areas: £92.50 for the first 7 days followed by £47.50 for each subsequent 7 days”
stockport.gov.ukChecked 13 Oct 2026