Highway licence fees and licence application notice periods for the financial year 2026 to 2027

The table below gives information on licence application types, licence fees, and licence notice periods.

Licence type	Basis	Licence application fee	Licence duration	Minimum application notice period required
Scaffold	Initial/new application Under 12m length along the public highway	£118.80	6 weeks	3 days
Scaffold	Licence renewal Under 12m length along the public highway	£118.80	8 weeks
Scaffold	Monitored contractor or retrospective licence application Under 12m length along the public highway	£236.50	6 weeks
Scaffold	Initial/new application 12m and over length along the public highway	£368.50	6 weeks	3 days
Scaffold	Licence renewal 12m and over length along the public highway	£368.50	8 weeks
Scaffold	Monitored contractor or retrospective licence application 12m and over length along the public highway	£487.30	6 weeks
Skip	Standard skip	£15.40	1 day	3 days
Skip	Standard skip	£48.40	7 days	3 days
Skip	Standard skip	£89.10	28 days	3 days
Skip	Large skip	£48.40	1 day	3 days
Skip	Large skip	£89.10	7 days	3 days
Skip	Monitored contractor or retrospective licence application	£100
Skip	Large skip	£174.90	28 days	3 days
Mobile Crane/MEWP		£205.40	per week or part of	7 days
Hoarding/site fencing	Initial/new application Per square metre of ground plan	£34.95	8 weeks	10 days
Hoarding/site fencing	Licence renewal Per square metre of ground plan	£34.95	8 weeks
Containers/Welfare Units	Initial/new application Per square metre of public highway taken	£36	8 weeks	7 days
Containers/Welfare Units	Licence renewal Per square metre of public highway taken	£36	8 weeks
Portable Toilets	Initial/new application	£53	per week or part of	7 days
Portable Toilets	Licence renewal	£53	per week or part of
Materials on the highway	Initial/new application Up to a maximum of 28 days per application	£53	per week or part of	3 days
Materials on the highway	Licence renewal Up to a maximum of 28 days per application	£53	per week or part of