Sunderland City Council scaffold licence

What Sunderland City 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.

Sunderland City 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

Sunderland City Council

Checked by hand

Apply at least

4 days

before the scaffold goes up

Licence fee£81

NoticeNot published

Council takes4 days

Fee covers: Scaffolding or hoarding licence, per elevation, for up to 28 days

See all 3 prices

Every licence price this council publishes
Scaffolding, per elevation, up to 28 days	£81
Annual contractor registration	£120
Retrospective charge	£335

ExtensionNot published

Insurance needed: £5 million public liability
Longest licence: 28 days

What the council asks for (4)

The contractor must be registered with Sunderland City Council before applying.
Submit a traffic management plan or a sketch of the works with the application.
Proof of public liability insurance with a minimum cover of £5 million.
Payment is required up front for each licence; apply through the SCC Highways Licensing Portal.

In the council's words

“Scaffolding (per elevation, for up to 28 days) | £81”

sunderland.gov.ukChecked 13 Oct 2026

Apply on the council's site