City of Wolverhampton Council scaffold licence

What City of Wolverhampton 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.

City of Wolverhampton 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

City of Wolverhampton Council

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This council doesn't say how much notice it needs. Allow at least two weeks and check with them.

Licence fee£260

NoticeNot published

Council takesNot published

Fee covers: Temporary structure licence (scaffold and tower), cost for first month: £260

See all 3 prices

Every licence price this council publishes
Scaffold or tower, first month	£260
Each subsequent month (renewal)	£80
Hoarding or fence, first month	£260

Extension(Renewal fee for any subsequent month: £80)£80

Other charges

Retrospective licenceRetrospective licence for illegally placed temporary structures: £320£320

Insurance needed: £5 million public liability

What the council asks for (2)

At least £5 million public liability insurance
Request the Temporary Structure Application Pack from streetworks@wolverhampton.gov.uk

In the council's words

“Item | Cost per item Scaffold & tower | Cost for first month: £260 Renewal fee for any subsequent month: £80 ... Retrospective licence for illegally placed temporary structures: £320”

wolverhampton.gov.ukChecked 13 Oct 2026

Apply on the council's site