Highway licence fees and licence application notice periods for the financial year 2026 to 2027
Find out fees for highway licences and highway licence application notice periods.
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 |
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