Scaffold and hoarding licences

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 scaffolding or hoarding (PDF 17Kb) or
• contact the local authority with the following details:
• • location
  • start and completion date
  • copy of Public Liability Insurance

In Bury St Edmunds the licence is issued by our Engineering Services Team - phone 01284 757319 or email engserv@stedsbc.gov.uk

Outside Bury St Edmunds contact Suffolk County Council - phone 0845 6066067 or email west.area@et.suffolkcc.gov.uk    

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:
• • 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