Apply for temporary structure, road closure or crane licence
How to apply for a licence to put building apparatus or machinery in the road or on the pavement.
Guide contents
- Apply for temporary structure, road closure or crane licence
- Temporary structure licence
- Cranes and Temporary Traffic Orders (TTO)
- Crane oversail permit
- What happens next
- Renewing a licence and requesting duplicate
- Licence requirements and conditions
- Deposits
Temporary structure licence
The cost of the licence will vary based on whether you are working on a "major" or "minor" road.
Find out the category of the road you want to work on by searching our road category spreadsheet:
Road category list XLSX, 70.51 KB
You need a temporary structure licence to put certain items on or over a public highway. View more information on temporary structures.
You will need to complete a Cranes and TTO application if you wish to use machinery such as a cherry picker, scissor lift, MEWP (mobile elevating work platform) or similar.
If you do not obtain a licence for a temporary structure on the highway you could be charged a maximum of double the original licence fee.
Licence fees
Duration: 0 to 2 months
- minor road less than 50 square metres: £611.75
- minor road more than 50 square metres: £3008.91
- major road less than 50 square metres: £1,223.48
- major road more than 50 square metres: £6,016.41
Duration: 3 to 4 months
- minor road less than 50 square metres: £1,022.89
- minor road more than 50 square metres: £3,282.06
- major road less than 50 square metres: £2,045.78
- major road more than 50 square metres: £6,565.55
Duration: 5 to 6 months
- minor road less than 50 square metres: £1,478.14
- minor road more than 50 square metres: n/a
- major road less than 50 square metres: £2,957.70
- major road more than 50 square metres: n/a
Application refunds
- withdraw an application within four working days: full fee refund
- withdraw an application after four working days and up until the licence is issued: 50% of fee refunded
- withdraw an application once the licence has been issued: no refund
Published: 7 January 2021
Last updated: 2 February 2024
