To place a scaffold or hoarding on the road or footway you need a licence in accordance with the Highways Act. This should be obtained by the company providing the scaffold or hoarding.
The company will need to apply for a licence by:
- completing the online form
- completing the Application for a licence to erect or retain or
- contact the local authority with the following details:
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- location
- start and completion date
- copy of Public Liability Insurance
Once this is completed, the form should be forwarded to http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/TransportAndStreets/RoadApplicationsAndLicences/ScaffoldingAndHoardingLicence.htm
Suffolk County Council - phone 0845 6066067 or email customerservice@csduk.com
Please note:
- A licence will only be issued to a company who has the correct and appropriate insurance and there will be a charge of £70 for scaffolds.
- If a scaffold or hoarding is on your own property then you will not need a licence but if you are a tenant of a Havebury or other housing trust property, then you may need their permission.
- Permission may be give subject to conditions which may relate to the following:
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- siting of scaffold or hoarding
- scaffold or hoarding dimensions
- making scaffold or hoarding visible to traffic
- lighting and guarding of scaffold or hoarding
- removal of scaffold or hoarding
