Containers, materials, scaffolding, cabins and hoardings licences

You will need a licence to place a container, scaffolding, a cabin or building materials on the public highway, as well as erect hoardings on the public highway.

After you've applied

Once your application is received, a neighbourhood safety officer will contact you to make arrangements to carry out a site inspection.

The inspection will be to ensure that the proposed work will not cause an inconvenience or any risk to a road user's health and safety.

Permission may be given subject to conditions which may relate to the following:

  • approved footpath
  • road closure
  • nature of work
  • timescale
  • the impact on local amenities

At all times applicants must maintain a satisfactory walk way to pedestrians and consideration for disabled people by allowing a walk way of a minimum 1.2m width.

Issuing your licence

Your licence will only be issued to you when the site visit has taken place. Tacit consent, where you can assume that the licence has been issued even though you have not heard about a decision, does not apply.

If your licence application is refused or you object to your licensing conditions

If you are refused a licence, or if you object to the licence conditions, you can appeal by contacting Croydon Magistrates Court.

Croydon Magistrates Court
Barclay Road,
Croydon,
CR9 3NG.

If you have a complaint as a licence applicant

Contact the neighbourhood safety team who will investigate and pursue your complaint.

Neighbourhood Safety team
Bernard Weatherill House
8 Mint Walk
Croydon, CR0 1EA.

Telephone: 020 8760 5466

Email: public.safety@croydon.gov.uk

If you have a complaint as a member of the public

We would advise in the first instance that in the event of a complaint you make contact with the contractor directly. If you are not satisfied with the response please contact the Neighbourhood Safety team.