Licence - highway projection and building materials
Licences are needed for the erection of scaffolding, hoardings or the storage of building materials on the public highway - but they are not required on private land.
The maximum depth that the display can protrude over the public footway is 3 feet 6 inches (1.05 metres), subject to 7 feet (2.10 metres) clear passageway between the edge of the display and the road (or any intervening pavement furniture such as a bollard or telephone box).
The Council reserves the right, in exceptional circumstances, to allow a greater depth of display where the pavement is very wide, or a smaller depth of display where pedestrian traffic is very high.
All goods or equipment on display under the terms of the licence shall be kept within the area specified.
To allow for the safe passage of pedestrians beneath projections from frontage development, such as canopies, blinds and CCTV equipment, a minimum vertical clearance of 2.75 metres is required from the surface of the footway to the underside of any projection.
The Council may alter this vertical clearance in exceptional cases.
If at a future date pavement furniture is added by the Council, and the display area of the licence is affected, the licence will be reviewed or revoked.
The Council shares the responsibility for public highways with Transport for London (TfL) but we take responsibility for issuing these licences for all roads apart from the A22, A23 and A232.
We aim to process your licence application form in approximately 7 days.
Once the licence is approved, we will send you a letter confirming your licence number and acknowledging receipt of payment.
Contact Details
- Contact name
- Streetscene
- Department
- Customer Services
- Telephone
- 020 8255 2700
- streetscene@croydon.gov.uk
